By a final vote of 68 to 32, the U.S. Senate has passed
comprehensive immigration reform. (1)
Although it is shocking to think that the U.S. Senate would pass a bill
granting a path to citizenship to people that entered this country illegally
without first securing our open borders, it is not surprising to me. In light of the numerous scandals facing this
administration, the liberals in the Senate were looking for something to
distract the nation and give them a victory.
Liberal Democrats like Harry Reid and Obama are also looking
to add voters to the voter rolls in an effort to insure they can win elections
in perpetuity. RINO (Republicans in name
only) also believe they need comprehensive immigration reform to befriend
Hispanics and gain their votes for they erroneously believe this is why
Republicans lost the 2012 campaign for the White House. This is why I believe passage in the Senate
was inevitable.
Now the focus moves to the House of Representatives where
they will begin writing their own legislation.
The Republican controlled House promises to pass legislation that
focuses on border security first before making a pathway to citizenship or
amnesty for illegals already in the country.
In addition, House Speaker Boehner will not allow a vote on any
legislation until majorities of Republicans support the legislation. (2)
After the House passes legislation that differs from the
legislation passed by the Senate, both houses of Congress will appoint members
to a conference committee. The
conference committee is where they will work out the differences in the two bills. (3)
Once the conference committee completes its work, both houses of Congress will
vote on the compromise bill. If the
legislation successfully passes both houses, the bill goes to the President for
an almost certain signature.
This process of compromise in the conference committee is
what raises concerns for those that support border security first. The main difference between the recently
passed Senate bill and the House bill will be border security. Therefore, conservatives believe that any
tough border security measures contained in the House bill will be lost in the
conference committee. They also fear
Speaker Boehner will cave into demands from Democrats and moderate Republicans
in the House resulting in a weak immigration bill that does not contain any
tough border security measures.
Our calls to the Senate did get results for the Senate
failed to achieve their goal of 70 votes. (4)
(1)
I believe our calls convinced some Senators to vote against a bill for which they
originally intended to vote. We must
begin call representatives in the House and Speaker Boehner’s office letting
them know we need border security first before providing any pathway to
citizenship or amnesty for those already in the country. Speaker Boehner has promised not to take up
any legislation until after the July forth recess. This provides an opportunity for voters to
attend town hall meetings representatives normally have during these
recesses.
Senate passage of immigration reform does not mean illegals
have a path to citizenship or amnesty yet.
Republicans do have control of the House of Representatives and as such
have the ability to obstruct any legislation that grants some form of amnesty
or path to citizenship without border security first. However, we must remind our representatives
that they are accountable to us the voters by writing, emailing, calling, and
getting in their face at town hall meetings.
This is a call to action for my fellow political avengers
and tea party patriots. Just as we did
in 2010 with Obamacare, we now have our issue to bring to the attention of the
American people but we must be visible and not linger in the shadows. We must organize border security rallies, not
anti-immigration rallies, to remind people of the importance of securing our
borders.
We all remember what we were doing on 911 and when the
Boston Marathon bombings occurred. These
tragedies were not carried out by patriots that love the United States but by
radical Islamists that have one goal in mind, killing as many American infidels
as they can. Our unsecure borders make
it easier for individuals like this to come across our borders and carry out
their plans. I am in no way against
someone coming to our country to seek a better life for most of us are here
because some ancestor of ours did just that but we must secure our borders to
make sure the only people coming into our country are those seeking a better
life and not those wanting to do harm.
If you agree, please join me in taking action.
2. Speaker Boehner's
Press Office. Boehner: Real Border Security, Support of Republican Majority
Needed for Immigration Reform . www.speaker.gov. [Online] Speaker of the
House John Boehner, June 27, 2013. [Cited: June 28, 2013.]
http://www.speaker.gov/video/boehner-real-border-security-support-republican-majority-needed-immigration-reform.
3. Sheld, Elizabeth.
Boehner: Any Negotiation with Senate Must Have Majority of House GOP Support. www.breitbart.com.
[Online] Breitbart News, June 27, 2013. [Cited: June 28, 2013.]
http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06/27/Boehner-Any-Negotiation-with-Senate-Must-Have-Majority-of-House-Support.
4. Lee, Tony.
GANG OF EIGHT UNLIKELY TO GET 70 VOTES FOR IMMIGRATION BILL. www.breitbart.com.
[Online] Breitbart News, June 27, 2013. [Cited: June 28, 2013.]
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/06/27/Gang-of-Eight-Unlikely-to-Get-70-Votes-for-Immigration-Bill.
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