Schumer predicts mass demonstrations if House blocks path to citizenship

Ianus · 06-23-2013, 02:20 PM

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...to-citizenship

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A senior Democratic senator predicted Sunday there could be massive demonstrations in Washington if House Republicans try to block a bill to grant legal status to millions of immigrants.

Sen. Charles Schumer (N.Y.), the lead Democratic sponsor of the Senate immigration reform bill, said House Republicans would likely spark massive civil rights rallies if they try to quash measures to create a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country.

“This has the potential of becoming the next major civil rights movement. I could envision in the late summer or early fall if Boehner tries to bottle the bill up or put something in without a path to citizenship — if there’s no path to citizenship, there’s not a bill — but if he tries to bottle it up or do things like that, I could see a million people on the Mall in Washington,” Schumer said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Schumer said business leaders, evangelical leaders and CEOs of high tech companies would join the public call for action by the House on immigration.

Schumer has counted about 67 votes for the Senate immigration bill and believes close to 70 will support final passage later this week.

“I do believe that having a significant number of Republicans will change the dynamic in the House. Individual Congress members from red districts, if they see their senators voted for it and they decide to do the right thing, there will be huge pressure on [Speaker John] Boehner [R-Ohio] not to block immigration reform,” said Schumer.

Schumer predicted that Boehner will have to bring legislation very similar to the Senate bill to the House floor, even if a majority of his conference would not support it.

“He will have no choice as the pressure mounts over the summer,” Schumer added.

He said Boehner would have to abandon the so-called Hastert Rule and bring legislation granting legal status to millions of illegal immigrants even if less than half of the House GOP conference is willing to vote for it.

I think Schumer is right,there has been a massive lobbying effort on the conservative side that I've never seen before for immigration reform.I don't think the Speaker can just thumb his nose at the coalition behind the Senate bill should it pass with such a massive majority.

dtrt09 · 06-23-2013, 03:45 PM

If he's putting this out there publicly its because he knows the chances of this passing the House are...just not good.

Rep. Castro was saying the same thing this morning:

Rep. Joaquín Castro: Immigration Legislation Will Not Pass If Speaker Boehner Uses ‘Hastert Rule’

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...-hastert-rule/

DA User · 06-23-2013, 04:19 PM

I think if Hastert Rule is used than it will barely pass.

StepUp · 06-23-2013, 04:37 PM

Yolo foo!!!

freshh. · 06-23-2013, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dtrt09

If he's putting this out there publicly its because he knows the chances of this passing the House are...just not good.

Rep. Castro was saying the same thing this morning:

Rep. Joaquín Castro: Immigration Legislation Will Not Pass If Speaker Boehner Uses ‘Hastert Rule’

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics...-hastert-rule/

That was always something we knew, though. There are not enough pro-immigration reform/pro-self-preservation Republicans in the House to pass CIR if Boehner sticks to the Hastert Rule. Our hope has always been that he will violate it and allow the Democrats and the sane members of his caucus to carry the bill to passage.

StepUp · 06-23-2013, 05:50 PM

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PLEASE PLEASEEEE mods bann this troll

Serio thoe i dont really post much but damn i have read mostly every thread for past Months and i swear he is really annoying -_- he is always posting the same thing over and over again !

TexasDreamy · 06-23-2013, 07:08 PM

You can't ban DAU. He's the only optimistic person we have.

DA User · 06-23-2013, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasDreamy

You can't ban DAU. He's the only optimistic person we have.

Thank you for your compliment.

StepUp · 06-23-2013, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DA User

When do you think CIR will pass?

By end of August

DA User · 06-23-2013, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasDreamy

You can't ban DAU. He's the only optimistic person we have.

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Originally Posted by StepUp

By end of August

I think it will be this month.

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