Another Republican failure to lead: Blaming Obama on lack of immigration reform

[cebalrai]

Bush was calling for immigration reform when the Repubs held total control over the legislature. He laid out a plan in January, 2004, which was completely ignored by Repubs.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.immigration/

Bottom line: The Republicans had total control for 6 years and didn't do shit about immigration reform. No guest worker program. No path to residency (let alone citizenship). No secure borders. No reform at all.

And now we have Republicans (ie McCain) attacking Obama for being the reason we don't have immigration reform.

W-w-whaaa?

 

[tinylittlegnat]

Republicans Agree It's the Wrong Time for Immigration Reform

Article and video

Apparently they are getting mixed signals.

 

[Sean Renaud]

Check the voting record for the Bush bills. Betcha Obama voted "present" If he'd just agreed with the twelve Democrats who wanted immigration we'd have it! It's his fault! All his fault!

 

[RobDownSouth]

There is no issue too small that cannot be blamed on President Obama.

Just ask the Vettebigot.

 

[mercury14]

But... Arizona HAD to act because Obama didn't do anything!

 

[mercury14]

But... Arizona HAD to act because Obama didn't do anything!

And immigration wasn't a problem until Obama.

 

[unregistered]

 

[landslider2000]

There are already 5 or 6 guest worker programs in place.

There's also a path to citizenship for all illegal immigrations.

It is called obeying the law and waiting in line with immigrants who come here legally from all over the world.

All that would be necessary would be to make E-Verify mandatory, universal, and permanent for all employers in America, with heavy fines for illegal employers.

That done, millions of illegal immigrants would know that the game was over and they would self-deport.

 

[landslider2000]

* all illegal immigrants

 

[mercury14]

There are already 5 or 6 guest worker programs in place.

There's also a path to citizenship for all illegal immigrations.

It is called obeying the law and waiting in line with immigrants who come here legally from all over the world.

All that would be necessary would be to make E-Verify mandatory, universal, and permanent for all employers in America, with heavy fines for illegal employers.

That done, millions of illegal immigrants would know that the game was over and they would self-deport.

Yet something is amiss, no? The system isn't working. Or are Mexicans just inherently morally bankrupt?

Perhaps we're all complicit in the system not working? And by "we", I mean the government, corporations, and consumers.

 

[RobDownSouth]

At the time I posted he should be impeached over the matter.

You also said he should be impeached because he wouldn't provide his birth certificate.
You also said he should be impeached for signing "unconsitutional" health care legislation.
You also said he should be impeached for bowing to a head of state.
You also said he should be impeached because the weekend staff gave you regular metamucil instead of orange-flavored metamucil specified in your chart...

 

[mercury14]

You also said he should be impeached because the weekend staff gave you regular metamucil instead of orange-flavored metamucil specified in your chart...

LOL

 

[Liar]

At the time I posted he should be impeached over the matter.

Serious question: At what time, who and what matter?

Not sure who you're reapying to there.

 

[KingOrfeo]

It's very simple:

As W found out, the GOP in power can't unite behind any immigration policy because the party itself is divided on the issue: The paleoconservative-nativist base wants a crackdown, but the business-interests base wants that cheap immigrant labor.

Out of power, however, there's no reason why the GOP cannot unite in blaming the Dems for their immigration policy, no matter what the Dems do or fail to do.

 

[Luk]

Serious question: At what time, who and what matter?

Not sure who you're reapying to there.

Don't sweat it, neither does he.

 

[Liar]

Don't sweat it, neither does he.

Did you have to bold the suck-fest that is my typing skills?

 

[Luk]

Did you have to bold the suck-fest that is my typing skills?

I almost fixed it, sorry.

 

[unregistered]

 

[aqwertyuiop]

Conservatives always said that Bush was wrong to not shutdown illegal immigration. For them to say that Obama is also wrong is totally consistent.

 

[jeninflorida]

There is no issue too small that cannot be blamed on President Obama.

Just ask the Vettebigot.

please....obama is a thug

 

[jeninflorida]

Obama will be interesting in time….his push for healthcare, will it stand or be torn apart? Pretty sure that obama will go down as being worse than bush

Bush was calling for immigration reform when the Repubs held total control over the legislature. He laid out a plan in January, 2004, which was completely ignored by Repubs.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/01/07/bush.immigration/

Bottom line: The Republicans had total control for 6 years and didn't do shit about immigration reform. No guest worker program. No path to residency (let alone citizenship). No secure borders. No reform at all.

And now we have Republicans (ie McCain) attacking Obama for being the reason we don't have immigration reform.

W-w-whaaa?

 

[Peregrinator]

* all illegal immigrants

See the edit button?

 

[Sean]

See the edit button?

It's buggered.

 

[Peregrinator]

FWIW, many of the right wingers here did post that Bush had dropped the ball on immigration. I specifically remember Ish and AJ both saying it. In Ish's case it was in direct response to my asking him why he had just posted that he didn't like Bush. I don't recall his other reasons.


ETA: Hi, Sean.

 

[Peregrinator]

It's buggered.

Is not.