4 obstacles for the Gang of Eight's immigration bill
By Keith Wagstaff
The long legislative battle over immigration reform begins this week in the Senate Judiciary Committee
The Gang of Eight's immigration bill has been introduced to the public, so it's time for Sen. Marco Rubio and company to roll up their sleeves and try to get it passed in Congress. The senators certainly sound confident: Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) have said that their goal is to get 70 or more votesin the Senate.
But is it really going to be that easy? This is, after all, one of the most ambitious pieces of immigration legislation in decades. (Get the details on the bill here.) This week, the bill faces its first hurdle when it goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee for a mark-up. A look at what else the bill is up against:
1. Jim DeMint and the Heritage Foundation ...
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1. Adds booster rocket to demographic genocide of European Americans.
2. Economic equivalent of Titanic Captain Smith's nighttime speeding amongst icebergs.
3. Will be like Congress and Obama skywriting a middle finger above jobless Americans.
4. Long-term environmentally worse than dropping an atomic bomb on Yosemite Valley.
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