Politico reports on the GOP “immigration
principles” – caving on amnesty -- as of yesterday afternoon.
The House Republican leadership is
trying to sell their colleagues on a series of broad immigration principles,
including a path to legal status for those here illegally.
But Mr. Speaker, there already are numerous paths to legal status for
those here illegally.
Speaker John Boehner’s leadership team introduced
the principles at their annual policy retreat here. Top Republicans circulated
a tightly held one-page memo titled “standards for immigration
reform” toward the tail-end of a day that include strategy conversations about
Obamacare, the economy and the national debt.
In
the private meeting where the language was introduced, Boehner (R-Ohio) told
Republicans that the standards are “as far as we are willing to go.”
And Mr. Speaker, they
go way too far.
The strategy marks a shift for
House Republicans. In 2013, Boehner’s chamber ignored the bipartisan
immigration reform bill passed by the Senate. But toward the end of last year
and early this year, Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Whip Kevin
McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) began hashing out this approach
to rally Republicans toward reform.
. . .
Some Republicans fear of the
political fallout from immigration reform, but the proposal suggests GOP
leaders are taking the long view: Republicans need to woo the booming Hispanic
population to stay relevant.
See Ann Coulter’s column here for a
thorough rebuttal of that idea.
Read the rest of Politico's report here.
Townhall has the text of the “immigration principles” here.
Once again, Speaker Boehner phone & fax numbers. And send postcards to his
Ohio office (shorter security delay):
Butler County Office PH (513) 779-5400
Miami County Office PH (937) 339-1524
Clark County Office PH (937) 322-1120
D.C. Office
PH (202) 225-6205
FAX (202) 225-0704
And his mailbox:
Speaker John Boehner
7969 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, Suite B
West Chester, OH 45069
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