I suppose you don’t need me to tell you that Republicans are trying to prevent the passage of a real immigration reform package including a path to citizenship. As time passes, their reasons become more and more ludicrous, but today I heard one that sets a new standard. Republicans are doing undocumented workers a favor by denying them a path to citizenship.
A Republican Congressman argued that the immigration measures making their way through the House of Representatives won’t include a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants because many don’t want to achieve legal status.
“The 11 million is not a homogeneous group,” Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee’s Immigration Subcommittee, said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. “All of the 11 million don’t want citizenship. It would be curious to force it on those who don’t want it,” he added, noting that millions won’t be able to pass background checks.
Gowdy also insisted that the House will not take up the Senate measure… [emphasis added]
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Now, the ones who cannot pass background checks would be deported under any plan, so Republicans do them no favor at all to deny a path to citizenship to the rest. For those who do not wish to become US citizens, there is a guest worker program. So why do Republicans really want to deny citizenship to these workers? Of course, one reason is racism. Another reason is that keeping workers undocumented keeps them vulnerable to economic exploitation by the 1%, and that drives everyone’s wages down. But mostly, it’s about power, and to Republicans, voting while brown is almost as great a crime as voting while black.
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I believe the g o p pukes will add words, riders, make the bill harder, longer, more restrictions, for the immigrants to gain citizenship. The g o p don't want the "browns" to vote against them in this current climate.
I agree, Jim.
Gee, that would be a great idea if it made any sense at all – but then, expecting sense from the GOP is pretty ridiculous in itself. What could they possibly know about being an immigrant? Come to think of it, what could they possibly know about anything except power and greed?
Welcome Arielle. Sense is a violation of Republican policy.
It will be a miracle if it is even brought up for a vote in the House. Chance of passage =0.
I think it they are more likely to pass hate legidlation disguised as immigration reform.
I see there being two basic scenarios. With a Republican/Teabagger controlled House, Boehner will eventually bring it up for a vote. If it passes, the House will have successfully alienated itself from many Latinos and others. If it is defeated, the immigrant population will see this as another broken "election promise" and it will put Republican/Teabaggers further behind the eight-ball. But it could also possibly be defeated by a combination of the extreme right and Democrats, obviously for different reasons.
Like the Farm Bill, Lynn?
JNoanne makes a good point.
The GOP probably doesn't really care one way or another. This is another way to block something the President is trying to pass.
In this case they do care. It's about whitifying America.
does GOP stand for GO away People????
Get rid of GOP and it would be such a better world.
Welcome Dave. 🙂
It should!!