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Originally Posted by Smooth
Guys, consider these two possibilities for the House: (1) Rubio is a Tea-Party-backed legislator. This might cause other Tea-Party legislators to support him for the sake of presenting a unified front. (2) I remember several articles from this year or the last revealing that the Tea Party supported some form of relief for us--but not through the original DREAM Act because it is "bad" policy. Was I on drugs? I remember reading an article or two revealing this. Many of us dismissed it as politicized rhetoric.
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Originally Posted by Smooth
True what you say in terms of the possibility that differences may arise within the GOP on Rubio's idea.
I hope it isn't a now or never situation. I do think that this is the year that we try to take advantage as much as possible of the fact that a Tea-Party-backed Republican wants to present a proposal that would provide us with relief. We need to act like we did in 2010. But, this time we need to protest for "Relief" (ANY DAMN KIND OF REASONABLE RELIEF THAT DOES NOT BAR US FROM CITIZENSHIP).
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I just think it's a now or never solution because immigration restrictionism is already spreading like mad through states, plus with the news that illegal immigration is at net zero our opponents are bolstered by this claim. Plus if a Rubio proposal can't pass congress, I think that will just drain any congressmen from even having the desire to try to shake up things(besides Durbin.) Other then that I agree with you, the moment is now and we need to go in.