Rubio Downcast About Immigration Reform, Casts Blame On Obama

Lets start the negotiations, the president said. This can and should get done by the end of this year. Despite Rubios reservations about negotiating with the president, he was steadfast in his argument that the country needs to fix a broken immigration system. Theres no argument the immigration system has to be fixed, he told Fox News. Rubio also defended himself and the Senate legislation, which has been called an amnesty program. He said the country is now operating under a de facto amnesty program and that hes not concerned about his sagging poll numbers amid a potential 2016 presidential run. I continue to believe its an important issue for our nation to confront, Rubio said. His comments come amid concerns from conservatives who think House leaders might meet with Senate negotiators, which would result in the lower chambers step-by-step plan, which begins with securing U.S.
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Luis Gutierrez, fierce fighter for immigration reform

No trailing press secretary. He doesnt mind. Best news photos of the week of Oct. 13 The 59-year-old Illinois congressman stands 5 feet 6 inches tall, which is only one reason he got his nickname, El Gallito the little fighting rooster. Not minding is the other reason. During two decades in Congress, Gutierrez has managed to tick off Republicans and his fellow Democrats.
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Immigration reform would help GOP

Countering this endeavor are millions of Americans who believe that an amnesty bill without real enforcement would lead to the same mistake of the 1980s millions more undocumented immigrants streaming across the porous borders to take the place of those who gained citizenship. Sounds like the current state of affairs in America, doesn't it? Except the exact same events as recounted happened in 2007 with an amnesty bill pushed by John McCain and Ted Kennedy, with George Bush's approval. These amnesty advocates use peaceful, but increasingly disruptive methods of bringing attention to their agenda, in an attempt to move http://wilsonfawg.hazblog.com/Blog-b1/Inmigracion-5-Sugerencias-De-Evidencia-Para-Un-Ajuste-De-Estatus-Basado-En-Matrimonio-b1-p18.htm the country toward reform that would include a path to citizenship. - Sooper Mexican The biggest difference between then and now is the presence of a mostly grassroots effort by groups advocating for what they call immigration rights a clever misnomer to blur the lines between legal and illegal immigration. In attempting to implement the lessons learned from the successful Civil Rights Movement of half a century ago, these amnesty advocates use peaceful, but increasingly disruptive methods of bringing attention to their agenda, in an attempt to move the country toward reform that would include a path to citizenship. The same desperation that would make someone make the long dangerous trek into America is the same animus that might coalesce into a more militant movement demanding amnesty at the least, and open borders at the worst. But this effort will fail if it continues to veer away from peaceful advocacy toward violent action, and it will fail because it misunderstands the nature of the American people. Americans are by their nature sympathetic and compassionate. If you read those words and scoff, then you will not be able to persuade Americans toward whatever political agenda you might have.
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Radicalization Of Immigration Advocates Only Alienates Americans

And President Barack Obama has thrown down the gauntlet: The top item on his agenda is immigration reform. What are the chances that the House will now move ahead on immigration? The answer will have less to do with immigration than with how the budget battle has changed the larger political dynamic in Washington. Tamar Jacoby House Republicans' views on immigration are untested, and many advocates for reform believe they are implacably hostile. But the truth is Republican opinion has been evolving since the 2012 election. More and more House Republicans, perhaps the majority, know that reform is overdue and that the GOP must be part of the solution -- to remain competitive with Latino voters and because it's the right thing to do. Individual lawmakers and essential staff continued to work on the issue even through the dark days of the shutdown. And members are coalescing around answers to the hardest of the hard questions: what to do about immigrants living in the United States illegally? House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is working on a bil l that would create a path to citizenship for "Dreamers" brought to the U.S. illegally as children. And one recent informal count found 84 House Republicans -- more than one third of the total -- in favor of legal status for the Dreamers' parents. Bottom line: If it weren't for the rancor of the budget brawl, the House might be in a good place on immigration, with Republicans ready to move forward and pass a package of measures they could send to a conference with the Senate bill.
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