Little-Acorn
04-12-2010, 07:56 PM
Harry Reid is starting to beat the drums again for what he misleadingly called "Immigration Reform". This has usually turned out to be a plan to give a "path to citizenship" for the illegal aliens already in the country, as though they needed one. And it usually involves NOT giving an enhanced "path" for those who obeyed our laws, applied for visas and green cards, and have been waiting patiently for years.
H eis right when he said he needed to do it this year. After the elections, and particularly after his ramming through a Socialized Medicine programs against the will of the people, he knows his political days are numbered, and that the Democrats and RINOS such as McCain will never have another chance to ram through any more bills the people don't want.
It's now or never.
We prefer Choice B, of course. But lame-duck Democrats no longer care what we prefer.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/us/politics/11immig.html
From Senate Majority Leader, a Promise to Take Up Immigration Overhaul
by JULIA PRESTON
Published: April 10, 2010
The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, told an exuberant crowd at an immigration rally Saturday in Las Vegas that Congress would start work on an immigration overhaul as soon as lawmakers return this week from a recess.
“We’re going to come back, we’re going to have comprehensive immigration reform now,” he said in a speech to more than 6,000 people, mostly immigrants, gathered downtown.
“We need to do this this year,” Mr. Reid said, drawing cheers from the crowd, which included many Latinos. “We cannot wait.”
Mr. Reid surprised immigrants and advocates with his direct commitment to moving forward with legislation on the volatile issue, with the Senate already divided by the passage of a health care overhaul. Also, as a result of Justice John Paul Stevens’s announcement last week that he would retire, the Obama administration and the Senate will have to focus this summer on winning confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee.
The Democratic leader was nearing the end of a week of hard campaigning in his bid for re-election in Nevada, which is facing record unemployment and the nation’s highest foreclosure rate. After seeing small turnouts at several campaign stops, he appeared elated by the boisterous gathering in Las Vegas.
“We’re going to pass immigration reform, just as we passed health care reform,” Mr. Reid said in a five-minute speech. Latino voters, who strongly support an overhaul, were crucial to President Obama’s upset victory in the state in 2008.
H eis right when he said he needed to do it this year. After the elections, and particularly after his ramming through a Socialized Medicine programs against the will of the people, he knows his political days are numbered, and that the Democrats and RINOS such as McCain will never have another chance to ram through any more bills the people don't want.
It's now or never.
We prefer Choice B, of course. But lame-duck Democrats no longer care what we prefer.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/11/us/politics/11immig.html
From Senate Majority Leader, a Promise to Take Up Immigration Overhaul
by JULIA PRESTON
Published: April 10, 2010
The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, told an exuberant crowd at an immigration rally Saturday in Las Vegas that Congress would start work on an immigration overhaul as soon as lawmakers return this week from a recess.
“We’re going to come back, we’re going to have comprehensive immigration reform now,” he said in a speech to more than 6,000 people, mostly immigrants, gathered downtown.
“We need to do this this year,” Mr. Reid said, drawing cheers from the crowd, which included many Latinos. “We cannot wait.”
Mr. Reid surprised immigrants and advocates with his direct commitment to moving forward with legislation on the volatile issue, with the Senate already divided by the passage of a health care overhaul. Also, as a result of Justice John Paul Stevens’s announcement last week that he would retire, the Obama administration and the Senate will have to focus this summer on winning confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee.
The Democratic leader was nearing the end of a week of hard campaigning in his bid for re-election in Nevada, which is facing record unemployment and the nation’s highest foreclosure rate. After seeing small turnouts at several campaign stops, he appeared elated by the boisterous gathering in Las Vegas.
“We’re going to pass immigration reform, just as we passed health care reform,” Mr. Reid said in a five-minute speech. Latino voters, who strongly support an overhaul, were crucial to President Obama’s upset victory in the state in 2008.