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October 18, 2013
How do you pass immigration reform with a president who changes the law by executive decree?
We hear from the pundits that President Obama will be pushing immigration reform next.
As a supporter of a limited reform, or work visas for people but not a path to citizenship, I agree with Congressman Labrador;
"Labrador said when he was working with the group he was beginning to feel that immigration reform might be a bad-faith effort from Democrats.
Every single time we were closer to something that actually we could both agree on, the president and his party continued to push back," he said. "It's just the way this guy negotiates. The president and [Senate Majority Leader] Harry Reid will only negotiate in a take no prisoners type of attitude, and I just don't think it's healthy for the American people and it's definitely not healthy for immigration reform."
Now, Labrador said he doesn't want the House to pass anything on immigration -- even piecemeal bills that many GOP members support -- because it could be combined with the...(Read Full Post)