House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) are drafting legislation to provide a path to citizenship for immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, their offices said Thursday.
The bill, which a Cantor spokeswoman said is in its “early stages,” would be the first House Republican proposal to address the status of illegal immigrants, but it would not go nearly as far as Democrats want. While the legislation resembles the Dream Act that is part of the Senate immigration bill, aides said it would not be as broad.
The Senate Dream Act provides an expedited path to citizenship for children and for young adults in college or who have served in the military. The House GOP proposal, by contrast, may be limited to younger people.
“As part of the step-by-step approach the House is taking to address immigration reform, Leader Cantor and I are working on a bill to provide a legal status to those who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children by their parents,” Goodlatte said in a statement Thursday.
Quote: Eglman wrote in post #1mmmm smells like amnesty to me--
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) are drafting legislation to provide a path to citizenship for immigrant children who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents, their offices said Thursday.
The bill, which a Cantor spokeswoman said is in its “early stages,” would be the first House Republican proposal to address the status of illegal immigrants, but it would not go nearly as far as Democrats want. While the legislation resembles the Dream Act that is part of the Senate immigration bill, aides said it would not be as broad.
The Senate Dream Act provides an expedited path to citizenship for children and for young adults in college or who have served in the military. The House GOP proposal, by contrast, may be limited to younger people.
“As part of the step-by-step approach the House is taking to address immigration reform, Leader Cantor and I are working on a bill to provide a legal status to those who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children by their parents,” Goodlatte said in a statement Thursday.
Typical. Instead of disregarding this whole worthless issue and focusing on the terrible economy and the disaster the Rats created in the Middle East, these mentally defective GOP'ers seem content dancing to whatever tune the Rats play for them. THe GOP has no message and no principles. They will lose big in '14 if they keep this amnesty BS up.
Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." — New York Observer
Quote: Cedric wrote in post #5Will you guys quit freaking out, please?
Look at the strategy, disregard the head fakes.
What strategy did the CR funding Zerocare do to move the GOP football forward? Oh yeah. It kept the issue off the table so that Romney could be elected President. Sorry for not giving full faith to the genius that is the establishment GOP.
Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." — New York Observer
Quote: Cedric wrote in post #8The GOP strategy is pretty obvious: Keep proposing little, piece meal, bills which they know the Dems won't accept.
That way they can appease those who are sreaming, "do something" while they drag this out and as Obama becomes ever more radioactive.
Then, run against the autocratic Obama amnesty plan in 2014.
Yeah. Appeasing the handful of people (GOP big business financial contributors) who want this bill passed is really a winner. No reason to tell the WH to stuff it and work on gettting unemployment below 7% or get gas prices down or anything that voters really care about. Great plan. I also love the idea of the GOP running AGAINST the Rats policies without shifting the topic back on winning ideas or policies that would resonate with voters at large. Romney mopped the floor with Zero in '12 running against Zero and his policies without any alternative, so this is a plan that has success written all over it.
Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." — New York Observer
Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #9 Romney mopped the floor with Zero in '12 running against Zero and his policies without any alternative, so this is a plan that has success written all over it.
Awwwwhhhhh, still painful !!
You know, how many of those things ....I still have !!