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Originally Posted by maurolv
That's what I thought too. But all he cares about are Cubans.
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Well there were two main Republican sponsors for Dream act him & Ileana ros-lehtinen.I suppose she will be the main Republican sponsor from now on.
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Originally Posted by angeleno
This is the kind of mentality that has hijacked Washington and left us in the permanent gridlock state that we’re in. We don’t need bipartisan support in the House. If Republicans want to pander to the teabagger crowd and shoot themselves in the foot, then so be it. I’m with Mauro on this one: goodbye and good riddance.
In fact, this is a great pickup opportunity for Democrats. If they get someone like Joe Garcia and frame the Republican opponent as part of the anti-Latino movement, the 74% Latino electorate in that district could easily turn that seat blue.
Also, this helps “purify” the party even further (great news for teabaggers everywhere); which conversely makes it harder for the Republican leadership to pretend they're in touch with America. In other words, it will be harder for them to point at the one Latino guy in the room and say “look, we’re not just a bunch of White old men.”
They’re down to a handful of them now —mostly old Cubans.
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Well back in the day when I was in DC a former Congressional aide turned lobbyist explained it as being a safety feature so that no matter which party comes to power there will always be a main sponsor for the bill.If Republicans had power Balart would be the main sponsor but since Democrats are in power now it is Berman,also they said the bosses like to trump up "Bi-partisanship" back home so it is a win-win that way.It also makes it easier potentially for the bill to be brought to the floor for a vote no matter which party is in power due to the elections & ultimately controls whichever body of Congress.Republicans don't usually bring Democrat type bills to the floor & vice versa so it is more of a safety valve than anything else.
Despite all of that however,I got the impression despite DC being a beautiful place lawmakers are petty at best & corrupt at worse hence why I don't really keep up with what goes on as much as I am sure others who have experienced the same having been there themselves.
This is why I try to answer mainly current immigration law questions since no one can really say when mere introduced legislation will change what is currently practiced & could be around for a lot longer than a lot would like to admit.