Tom Tancredo predicts bipartisan ‘compromise’ dangerous to sovereignty.
The Republican Party has a reputation for seizing defeat from the jaws of victory, and it looks like the Republican leadership may be at it again with regards to true immigration reform.
After a victory of historic proportions on Nov. 4 in both U.S. Senate and House races, the Republican leadership is making noises that they want to “work with the president” to “fix our broken immigration system” and warning him not to undertake unilateral actions. To veteran Washington watchers and savvy citizens, those are code words for seeking a “bipartisan solution” that gets Republican lawmakers off the hook.
On immigration reform, the Republican team has just had an interception on the opponent’s 30 yard line. The Republican football is suddenly on the Democrats’ 20 yard line, and it’s now 3rd and one yard to get a first down, or they can kick a field goal. And the GOP team wants to punt.
The contrast with how the Republicans are handling other key issues like taxes, the Keystone Pipeline and Obamacare is striking – and nauseating. On other issues, Republican congressional leadership wants to pass good bills and send them to the White House and dare Obama to veto them. That’s smart, and we should applaud that strategy. But on immigration, it’s a different story. Why?
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