Hugh Hewitt:
It was a fiasco — the worst possible result: A terribly flawed bill that, of all the GOP’s Senate superstars, only Marco Rubio could support. All the other rising stars — Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and John Thune — voted “no,” as did Leader McConnell and Whip Cornyn. Worse yet, the jam down created a toxic environment around immigration reform, greatly complicating if not dooming the effort in the House for this session.
For reasons I discussed with Bill Kristol (transcript here) and Mark Steyn (transcript here) on the day of the vote, the Speaker needs to find a way to distance the House from the Senate train wreck. Perhaps a quick vote down would be the best way, or a “no” vote on the same day the House passes its own “first step” border security bill. Who knows? As Robert Costa notes this morning, the Speaker plays his own game. But the Senate bill is political poison, and the Speaker and the Leader have no intention of surrendering their majority by embracing this fiasco of a bill.
How much of a fiasco? Read my interview from Wednesday with a very good guy and a serious conservative, Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota. It is pretty clear he got terrible advice on how statutes actually work when interpreted by the courts, and worse advice on what the fence meant to border security conservatives. We too often assume that legislators actually know how the laws they think they are drafting will actually work. There wasn’t a member of Congress in the early ’70s who knew how the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Acts would turn out to be twisted engines of anti-growth extremism, and as the Hoeven interview made clear, one of the authors of the key amendment actually thought he was mandating a fence that would work when he was doing exactly the opposite.
The job of immigration reform now falls to House Judiciary Chair Goodlatte and some key House members, among them Raul Labrador. But with proponents of smart, comprehensive immigration reform losing at half-time, here are ten key things to keep in mind — the first five on the substance of the subject, the latter five on the politics.
1. The need for real reform is enormous for all the reasons Senator Marco Rubio has repeatedly stated, among them the national security issues of porous borders and millions of illegal immigrants already in the country, with more headed this way.
2. The humanitarian issue is real and pressing — Catholics, evangelicals and other people of faith are pressing for relief for the millions of honest, hard-working illegal immigrants living in fear of deportation and separation from their families. We should continue to press for serious legislation while realizing that many opponents of the Senate bill share these concerns and wish only to solve these problems. Without real border security, the humanitarian situation will only deteriorate further. The solution begins with a strong fence.
3. The connection between Obamacare and the regularization process is real — and it needs a true remedy, not a glossing over. If the illegal immigrant population is regularized, it cannot be eligible for Obamacare (the cost would be staggering). Neither should this ineligibility become a reason for employers to prefer the newly regularized over citizens and legal residents with green cards.
This bill is ANTI-AMERICAN. It will decimate the working class and working class wages. (where is the black caucus? This will destroy employment for the young black community not to mention ALL races of those who do not have a degree other than a diploma from high school) If you listen closely you will not find one time the American citizen is defended and/or a case made that this bill will cause undue burdens on American citizens, not once.
This bill will add 6.5 TRILLION dollars to the debt AND this does not include the billions of dollars in earmarks that were added to the bill as bribes to get votes. We, the American people will not benefit but those in the senate and house will; big corporations will benefit because they will be able to hire on the cheap AND will get ‘bonuses’ for hiring illegals over Americans. “The immigration bill passed by the Senate Thursday afternoon would give some employers a financial incentive to employ ” registered provisional immigrants” (illegal immigrants granted legal status) instead U.S. citizens.”” SIXTY EIGHT senators voted for this. If you can’t get it through your head now this bill is ANTI-AMERICAN nothing will change your mind. 90 MILLION unemployed. add 11+ MILLION AND the fact that illegals will get preference is telling of the traitors in the senate and house that have refused to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States.
source: http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/68-senators-vote-create-incentive-employers-hire-amnestied-immigrants-over-us-citizens_738015.html
This bill puts amnesty first and then secures the borders. In the bill it states that Napolitano has the power to decide whether more fences/borders are required and she has already stated that there needs to be NO more borders.
For those continuing to think this is a good bill, need to really pay attention. Think about this people. Call your senators and congressmen. Everyone of them that voted (s) for this bill as it stands is a traitor to
the American citizens of the United States. They swore to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States and have FAILED. The main issue we face as American citizens is NOT illegal immigration; it is the economic situation of this country. Those that support this bill state it will help the economic situation; that is FALSE. When you have 11 million people come into the country with immediate access to welfare and all that
it entails you have placed a huge tax burden on the American people. They say illegals have to pay back taxes BUT that is only if they were in the system (and it is only $78 a year) AND if they were in the system it was using someone else’s social security number, maybe yours!
For instance, take the comparison of consequence of the crimes under S.744. illegals will be able to commit crimes AND get away with it. American citizens and legal immigrants? NO . As an aside, read these VERY carefully and see if you find a connection somewhere between obama and these proposed actions. (the house of cards is falling)
Misdemeanor offenses, including but not limited to DUI, assault, battery and crimes of domestic violence
–Illegals under S.744 – eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–US citizens & legal immigrants – up to 1 year in jail for each offense under 18 USC 3559
Falsely representing or knowingly using a SSN obtained with false information
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–US citizens & legal immigrants -felony punishable by up to 5 years under 42USC 408(a)(7)(A)(b)
Falsely claiming citizenship on Form I-9
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–US citizens& legal immigrants – felony punishable by up to3 years under 18 USC 911
Document fraud to prove eligibility for employment
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–US citizens & legal immigrants – Felony punishable by up to 15 years imprisonment under 18 USC 1546(a)
Willful failure to pay tax, file a return, keep required records, or supply required information
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–Imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine up to $100,000 (or both) under 26 USC 7201
Unlawfully present aliens who were in US for more than 180 days but less than 1 year and voluntarily depart the country.
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–Prohibited from reentering the US for 3 years under 8 USC 1182(a)(9)(B)
Unlawfully present aliens who were in US for 1 year or more and departed or were removed from the country.
–Illegals under S.744- eligible for crime to be waived for RPI status
–Prohibited from reentering the US for 10 years under 8 USC 1182(a)(9)(B)
Source for information above:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/illegal-immigrants-who-commit-crimes-face-lesser-punishment-than-u.s.-citizens/article/2532306
Sure looks a LOT more like an AMNESTY bill, than Immigration “reform” now Doesn’t it….. now what about the part, where REID sends OUR TAX $$$ to VEGAS ???? Wouldn’t be for him to repay his casino Union pals for the VOTES last election now would it??
People need to stop simply complaining in replies to articles such as Hugh’s and start actively writing and calling their damned congress-critters, state party offices, and state leadership.