Posted on 01/16/2018 11:50:13 AM PST by Kaslin
Major news outlets are already sounding the alarm about a possible government shutdown, assuming that a “clean” DACA bill is the hill that Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi want to die on this week. This may be a real option in their minds, or perhaps it’s just a game of brinksmanship to see what they can get out of President Trump and the GOP leadership. But either way, a flat amnesty package with nothing in return isn’t just “a Trump thing.” The majority of the Republicans aren’t warming up to the idea either.
This seems particularly true of Arizona Congresswoman (and newly announced Senate candidate) Martha McSally. She was making the rounds on cable news this week, letting the minority party know that they need to pack the “clean” bill idea away because it’s not gonna happen. (Daily Caller)
Rep. Martha McSally said Monday that Democrats in Congress are wasting their time pursuing a no-strings-attached bill to give legal status to millions of younger illegal immigrants.
She said the Dream Act, which has emerged as the Democrats’ favored replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, is a nonstarter.
“There’s no such thing as doing a clean Dream Act. The Democrats need to get over it. It’s not happening,” the Arizona Republican said on Fox News. “We in our bill have come up with the president’s priorities, the American people’s priorities, and that should be a starting place for these negotiations.”
Fox News tweeted the video of that exchange for everyone yesterday.
This wasn’t a particularly new position for McSally, who has been solid on immigration issues from the beginning. She was also out with a similar warning during an interview last week, when it might have actually done some good had the Democrats been listening. (Fox News)
So is this an indicator of where the majority is going to come down during the current negotiations or is McSally trying to build up her conservative portfolio for the Arizona Senate primary race this season? Well… why can’t it be both? As I said, this isn’t a new position for the Congresswoman. Border security is one of the key planks in her issues platform and she recently introduced legislation to do pretty much precisely what is being negotiated for in the DACA talks.
This is one of those rare cases when we can tell a politician she’s getting the message exactly right. The idea that the GOP should issue a general amnesty for nearly a million illegal immigrants in the hopes that the Democrats will offer something in return “later” is a pipe dream. If the GOP is dumb enough to fall for that sort of Wimpy and the hamburger scenario they don’t deserve to be reelected. That doesn’t mean that we have to get every single thing on the list, but a few big ticket items need to be addressed right now if the Democrats expect blanket amnesty for the Dreamers.
If Chuck Schumer is looking for someone to blame he should place a call to the last president and then have a chat with members of his own party. He was willing to allow Barack Obama to do this by executive fiat rather than putting in the hard work to get some sort of compromised passed as an actual law. Now the clock is running out and he and Minority Leader Pelosi need to come up with a workable deal or get ready to own the shutdown.
No amnesty. DACA is out, start deporting!
When did McSally begin to oppose illegal immigration? Was it one week ago...or two?
Shut the damn thing down! And leave it down. The longer the better.
Dicky Turd bin killed the DACA bill.
Problem is, we have history on this RINO creep, and it's not a good one:
*She voted against border security in her first week in the Congress.
*She voted against an amendment to the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act bill that would have removed a provision that encouraged protections for undocumented immigrants who serve in the military.
*She voted against amendments to a 2015 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill that would defund then-President Obama’s program that shielded 800,000 undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation.
*And she also co-sponsored H.R. 1468 to prevent the Feds from deporting "Dreamers."
*McSally was quoted by WaPo and The Hill as saying Trump's wall
The real truth is even the Democrat support is not there for the DACA they have promised the open border and Hispanics to get their votes. That is why O used his pen; the dims could not get it done when they had the power. I am convinced Durbin blew it apart on purpose- so it could be blamed on Trump and Republicans.
I will take McSally versus going down in flames with Arpaio
Joe is a joke candidacy at 85 1/2. What about Kelli Ward?
“When did McSally begin to oppose illegal immigration? Was it one week ago...or two?”
Damn good question. I do not trust her at all.
The Democrats will get a clean DACA when the Potomac is sparklingly clear.
DACA = Deport All Criminal Aliens
Martha McSally is the best choice for Arizona conservatives this November. And she is a pretty good choice.
Neither Sheriff Joe nor Kelli Ward would have much of a chance against Krystn Sinema, the very likely Democratic candidate.
Logic, not emotion, should prevail so we AZ conservatives do not wind up with a leftie senator.
“This wasn’t a particularly new position for McSally, who has been solid on immigration issues from the beginning.”
I don’t know what Jazz Shaw is smoking, but McSally is not credible on immigration issues. Her NumbersUSA rating is 1% more than Jeff Flake (28% versus 27%).
She’s pulling the same trick Flake did before he ran for the Senate—using very guarded words to conceal his open borders positions (though his House record should have told all Arizonans that Flake was horrible on immigration).
Be wary of anyone trying to show McSally in a favorable light. Being able to sing the national anthem is not going to secure our borders.
A CNN reporter ask President Trump if he could quote any verses from the Bible.
“Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day, deport him and you will never have to feed him again.”- Trump.
This is article is highly suspicious. It reads like a campaign ad.
Easy. Pass a budget in the House. When it gets to the Senate and doesn’t have 60 votes due to no amnesty for DACA, Trump should address the nation and say, that is unacceptable and he will not idly stand by while “once again” the government will shut down due to a “single issue”. He should then call on the Senate to change it’s rules to allow for a simple majority on budget matters.
Dems must think the GOP are complete morons ... oh never mind.
She’s a traitor Jim.....McCain in drag
I say, everyone on this site is with you - Any RINO is better than McCain's Twin /S
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