Morning Briefing
For June 25, 2013
1. The Stories They Told
Republicans (and red state Democrats) used to tell voters amazing things about their opposition to amnesty. Then they got elected and supported legislation that actually weakens border security and puts people on a path not just to legalization, but to citizenship, before ever securing our borders. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. Update on Senate Whip List
I previously provided a whip list of Senators to reach out to on immigration in the Senate. With the first major test on the issue, Hoeven-Corker, over, I’ve updated the list, added a couple of names, and noted how they voted. Please note on a few there are some editorial comments on their positions. Those comments are provided by those involved directly in the fight and their impressions of what’s going on. Those are not my impressions 800 miles from the Senate. . . . please click here for the rest of the post
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3. Restraining the ambitions of the State
“Nobody is talking about preventing the legalization,” Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) assured his audience during an interview with the Spanish-language network Univision a couple of weeks ago. ”The legalization is going to happen. That means the following will happen: First comes the legalization. Then come the measures to secure the border. And then comes the process of permanent residence.”
Here we are, on the verge of passing a distorted mess of a bill that not one Senator has yet read in its entirety, and Rubio assures us that yes, we’ll get legalization right away, but we’re also getting “the Republican Border Surge Plan” to put another 20,000 agents on Border Patrol duty, so you can take security to the bank. And if that check happens to bounce when you take it to the bank, well, the powerful “triggers” will kick out like fuses blowing in Dr. Frankenstein’s lab during an electrical storm, and then something or other will happen to the amnesty plan. Nobody in Washington wants something or other to happen to that amnesty plan, so they’ll never dare the wrath of the triggers. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Conservatives Must Use Immigration Deform Like Obamacare in 2014
For quite some time, I’ve deemed the Senate a lost cause. In recent years, Democrats have shown a remarkable sense of discipline, getting every member – even those from red states – to vote for the most radical pieces of legislation. Moreover, roughly half the GOP conference is worthless and couldn’t care less about their constituents, and there is certainly no leadership from Mitch McConnell. The fix was in a long time ago on the bill. That’s why we must work on forming a backstop in the House.
In order to strengthen the resolve of conservatives in the House, we need to begin focusing on the source of this capricious pursuit of amnesty-first at all costs. These people don’t care about good policy, so all we can do is blow up the irrational political argument that is fueling this political suicide. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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