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Here’s the Fiery Analogy Boehner Used to Warn Obama Not to Take Unilateral Action on Immigration


Nov. 6, 2014 2:16pm Pete Kasperowicz

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House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned Thursday that any attempt by President Barack Obama to ease U.S. immigration rules on his own would poison his FILE - This March 26, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner’s primary races are often about as challenging as a tap-in putt. But, with three Republican opponents on the ballot May 6 and some outside money coming in aimed against him, Boehner’s campaign has run two rounds of television ads amid other voter outreach efforts. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File relationship with Congress, which is already suffering from a severe lack of trust in the White House.

Boehner said the midterm elections show that voters don’t want Obama to act unilaterally, as he’s promised to do, and warned that such a move would be like playing with matches.

House Speaker John Boehner warned President Barack Obama Thursday that going it alone on immigration would be like playing with matches. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

“When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself,” Boehner warned. “And he’s gonna burn himself if he continues to go down this path. The American people made it clear on election day: they want to get things done, and they don’t want the president acting on a unilateral basis.”obama-border-is-open-378x257

On Wednesday, Obama seemed to ignore the huge GOP win on election day, and said he would move forward with some kind of executive action on immigration by the end of the year. The White House is thought to be considering changes that would let it expand the number of green cards available to immigrants and their families.

Obama also said he has already been patient long enough waiting for Congress to act.

“I think it’s fair to say that I’ve shown a lot of patience and have tried to work on a bipartisan basis as much as possible, and I’m going to keep on doing so,” he said.

Boehner said Obama’s comments showed that he hasn’t yet decided to work with Congress on the critical issue of immigration.

“Yesterday, we heard him say that he may double-down on his go-it-alone approach,” Boehner said. “I’ve told the president before that he needs to put politics aside and rebuild trust.”

“Finding common ground can be hard work. But it’ll be even harder if the president isn’t willing to work with us,” he added.comment 02

Little-Dude-3-620x492Outside of immigration, Boehner said it is likely that the House will again pass a bill next year to repeal Obamacare, and see if the new GOP-led Senate can pass it. But he also said Republicans would try to pass smaller bills to repeal objectionable parts of the law.

Those parts include killing the medical device tax, ending the Independent Payment Advisory Board, and eliminating the individual mandate to buy health insurance. Boehner said there are bipartisan majorities in both chambers for passing those bills.

“We need to put them on the president’s desk that let him choose,” he said.Do Not Argue or try to negotiate

He also rejected the idea that Republicans would be poisoning their relationship with Obama by passing Obamacare bills, and said repeal measures are needed because the law is clearly hurting the economy.

Boehner and soon-to-be Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have outlined several issues they want to address next year. Boehner told reporters that Republicans want to fix the tax code, address the national debt, reform the legal system, make the government more accountable, and give parents more choices on education.

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The one question we must ask every 2014 candidate


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Written by Allen West on July 14, 2014

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 I just have to laugh when I hear President Obama drone on about the GOP, the House-led GOP, being the major obstacle to “comprehensive” immigration reform. If the issue was just that important for Obama, then why didn’t he ram it through back in his first two years when he had large Democrat majorities controlling the House and Senate? It’s simple, because in the calculating mind of the liberal progressive Obama administration, it could wait until later to be used as a battering ram against the GOP.

Of course what the Obama disciples didn’t see coming was the 2010 tsunami that brought about the loss of the House of Representatives for Obama — Immigration-Piperwhich led to the IRS targeting of conservative groups because fear, intimidation, and coercion is the Alinsky way when progressive socialists are threatened.

Then, after his reelection, Obama pledged to make immigration reform a priority, believing he had an upper hand going into the midterm elections. My how things may be changing for the Charlatan-in-Chief.

In November 2014, there’s only one question for candidates: do you agree with Obama on not securing our border and allowing illegal immigrants to flood our country?

As reported in The Hill, “Immigration reform has fizzled as an issue for Democrats, who are barely mentioning it on the campaign trail despite making the issue their top domestic priority in 2013 and 2014. Latino voters, who are the most energized about overhauling the nation’s immigration laws, will have little impact on the battle for control of the Senate, with the possible exception of Sen. Mark Udall’s (D) race in Colorado — who is struggling against Rep. Cory Gardner (R-Co) in that race.”

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I found it rather telling that Sen. Udall just couldn’t tear himself away from Capitol Hill — and basically a waste of a vote — to stand with Obama who was doing a fundraiser for him last week in Colorado. And it seems that the toxicity of Obama, especially as it relates to his lack of action and leadership on the southern border crisis, has generated greater energy across the country against his immigration reform agenda – even in his Chicago hometown.

TDecline-of-union-590he Hill says, “white working-class voters will play a more important role in the midterm election compared to the 2012 presidential election, they are not energized by immigration reform. Instead, they are concerned about downward pressure on wages, which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has linked to higher immigration levels. Coincidently, President Obama’s support among white voters without college degrees has steadily eroded.”

“In light of turnout models it’s probably not as strong an issue as it would be in presidential years,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist and former advisor to several senators from conservative leaning states such as former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.). “I still think Democrats have fumbled this issue because they allow the issue to be played on Republican terms,” he said.

“Republicans are trying to suggest immigration is the reason wages are suppressed and it’s a racial issue. I don’t like it. That’s what they’re doing cynically. They’re saying when you get immigration, you suppress the wages of non-immigrants, i.e. white people.” Jarding said, Democrats need to “put everybody in the same boat” and steer the debate away from race — yep, the ultimate race-baiting party certainly wouldn’t want to lose a race debate based on what immigration reform will do to the black community.

obama-border-is-open-378x257Well Stevie, my friend, that is indeed the case. Flooding America’s job market with illegal immigrant labor paid under the table does indeed suppress wages — which is happening. It has also driven up unemployment in certain other sectors, especially the black community where actual unemployment is close to 16 percent and black teenage unemployment is close to 40 percent. And it’s not just the economic effects of this current wave of illegal immigration that has Americans concerned, it is the national security, education, healthcare, and local criminality concerns that have the American people livid.

I don’t think Democrats will be going around their districts in August talking about comprehensive immigration reform – and certainly not Obamacare. I know, they’ll talk about those pesky white men in the Supreme Court and how they’re taking away women’s contraception — per the Hobby Lobby decision. Yep, that issue has Americans really concerned and is far more important that losing their jobs, struggling to buy groceries and fill up their gas tanks. Or what about pink slips to combat troops? Or the threats of Islamic terrorism — which is seeping across our porous unprotected border. Or fixing the broken Veterans Administration system.

But perhaps the GOP will be unable to capitalize on this crisis on the southern border. The Hills says “Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a stalwart voice against illegal immigration, has led the effort in Congress to link high immigration flows to stagnant wages but many Republican, GOP establishment, lawmakers have not joined in because the business community — read US Chamber of Commerce — wants more guest workers and visas for high-skilled employees.”

Cloward Pevin with explanationThis isn’t a party issue, it’s an American principle issue.

According to The Hill, “polling by Rasmussen, a GOP survey group, showed working and middle-class Americans oppose large expansions of immigration flows. People earning under $30,000 prefer a reduction in immigration by a 3-1 margin, according to the group’s data. A Pew Research poll showed that 69 percent of the public believes the federal government should restrict and control people coming to live in the United States more than it already does. The Senate-passed immigration reform bill, which all Democrats supported, would substantially increase legal immigration levels.”

So what will Democrats focus on for the midterm elections? Income inequality, economic fairness, yeah, I know, same ol’ socialist class warfare bovine excrement argument. As a matter of fact, with the exception of Udall, Democratic candidates for Senate realize that immigration is not a driving issue in the midterm election. Instead they’re emphasizing the issues of economic fairness, which the Senate Democratic leadership has made the centerpiece of its 2014 election platform.

Imperial President ObamaJarding thinks that’s a smart strategy, saying “If anything, I would argue that you push it harder. They need to convince middle-class voters that they’ve been fighting for them while Republicans have been obstructionists.”

So there you have it America, be prepared for the Democrat progressive socialist blitz on women’s contraception and income inequality. What they once believed would be a winner, comprehensive immigration reform, ain’t so now as Obama secretly disperses illegals all over America.

Of course if you’re a liberal progressive socialist, you don’t want secure borders and will mumble about compassion. But if you believe in American sovereignty, our existence as a Constitutional Republic and the rule of law, well, you get it.

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National Park Service Allows Immigration Reform Rally On National Mall, Despite Location Being Closed Due To Government Shutdown


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By Will Hagle, Mon, October 07, 2013

Despite recent examples of strict behavior by the National Park Service, including the temporary eviction of an elderly couple from their Nevada home and an attempt to block WWII veterans from visiting their memorial in D.C., the government organization has given approval for an immigration reform rally scheduled to take place on the National Mall. The site of the rally, a major tourist D.C. destination due to its housing of the district’s numerous free museums, has been closed due to the budget deliberations taking place in Congress that have caused the current government shutdown.

Signs outside the National Mall inform visitors that the area is off-limits until the government resumes its normal operation. Still, around 30 members of Congress are expected to attend the rally, most notably House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who is scheduled to speak at the event.

The rally is called “Camino Americano: March For Immigration Reform,” and organizers of the event have already been spotted setting up on the National Mall. Susana Flores, spokeswoman for the rally, told the Washington Examiner that protestors will be protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, despite the current nature of the government and the National Mall.

The official website for the rally estimates that “tens of thousands will come to the National Mall to share stories of suffering and strength and demand passage of commonsense immigration reform.”

While the event is likely to be a significant demonstration of clear support for the rights of undocumented immigrants living in the United States, Congress is undoubtedly focused on other issues, with the argument surrounding the Affordable Care Act stuck in a stand-still and the budget deficit deadline looming. The National Mall is officially ordered to remain closed (for those not undergoing massive protests, apparently), until the government shutdown ends.

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Obama’s Organizing For America Chairman On Immigration: “We’re Going To Force It Through The House”


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Jim Messina, the man who is Barack Obama’s former campaign manager and now is the chairman for Obama’s advocacy group, Organizing for America, recently said that the group is going to push for comprehensive immigration reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. “We are going to force it through the House,” said Messina.

The Washington Post reports that Messina added, “I will sit with you and cry when Barack Obama signs his name on that law and millions of people come out of the shadows.”

What exactly does Obama have in mind? It appears that it is pretty much everything that is in the Senate’s amnesty bill which passed 68-32 at the end of June. Not only did it contain a $5,000 penalty for hiring hiring citizens over legalized aliens, but there were a number of serious financial and national security issues that were in the bill as well.

Though OFA has not come close to meeting its $50 million goal for donations, it has barely received $13.1 million through June, claiming the support of 237,000. The organization is the first in history to go from a campaign to an advocacy group, as we told you about. Yet though they have held more than 6,500 events about the country calling on Congress to pass tougher gun-control laws and approve comprehensive amnesty, they have not been quite as effective at actually affecting legislation.

The advocacy group has received criticism from local party officials for targeting four conservative Democrats who would not support stricter background checks for gun purchases.

Tony Lee points out, “OFA generated embarrassing headlines when it only attracted eight people last month in Indiana and twenty in Tennessee for rallies in support of immigration reform.”

While the numbers seem to be against them fulfilling their mission, OFA chairman Messina says otherwise. “Of course, the naysayers are back saying, ‘Oh, change is hard,’ ” Messina said, adding, “You haven’t seen nothing yet. I just need double the amount of work and two and half times the money,” he said. “We are off to a very fast start . . . but we’ve got to double down.”

This simply means that we as Americans will have to continue to stand fast against the socialist agenda being put forth by the Obama administration and OFA and continue to demand that our leaders do what we tell them to. Of course, that will require that we remove those from office, like John Boehner, who doesn’t think it’s his job to take a stand on the issues and lead.

D.C. Republicans are Stoking a GOP Civil War


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The immigration debate threatens to tear the Republican Party apart–not because of disagreements over the principle of immigration reform, but because of disagreements over strategy and tactics that may become insurmountable. The party leadership, believing that immigration reform will appeal to Hispanic voters, is attempting to impose its will on rank-and-file conservatives who object to current legislative proposals.

The recently-passed Senate immigration bill includes provisions for border security as well as the legalization of illegal aliens. Conservatives believe, however, that legalization must be contingent on border security, since the Obama administration has a record of refusing to enforce laws it does not like. Neither the so-called “triggers” in the bill, nor the new spending on border security, provide adequate guarantees, conservatives say.

Republican leaders concede these arguments, but argue that failing to pass any legislation now will simply make the problem worse. Privately, some of the same Republican leaders argue for passing the legislation for purely political reasons, in order to stop the attrition of Hispanic voters. The party’s recent internal “autopsy” insists bluntly that Republicans “must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform.” Period.

Opponents of the bill point out that the party’s share of the Hispanic vote fell after Reagan’s amnesty of 1986, and that Mitt Romney would have lost in 2012 even with an overwhelming majority of the Hispanic vote. The grass-roots suspects the leadership’s real motivation is to reward special interest lobbies. The leadership, meanwhile, has joined Democrats in accusing conservative opponents of the bill of “nativism.”

Broadly speaking, however, there is no substantive disagreement among Republicans over immigration. There are a few groups that oppose any increase in immigration, but they are a small minority. The real fight is about whether Washington can be trusted. The same fault lines appear elsewhere–in the NSA scandal, for example, where grass-roots anger about the Bush-era program is driven by mistrust of Obama’s government.

These are tactical disagreements, but they are serious, and perhaps fatal. Members of the Republican elite are warning openly that they will leave if immigration reform does not pass. Some conservatives, notably Sarah Palin, have suggested that a third party may be an option. Meanwhile, the party is failing to exploit public outrage over a string of Obama administration scandals to build support for the 2014 midterm election effort.

What the party needs most is leadership that can reconcile the two factions. However, much of the Republican establishment is committed to asserting its control. In the midst of the immigration debate, House leaders are joining their Democratic colleagues in a nationwide tour, “Become America,” that will attempt to impress upon voters the need for immigration reform–even though only 6% of Americans say it is their top priority.

That marks a stark contrast from 2009, when Republican leaders reacted to the 2008 defeat by embarking on a “listening tour.” The result was that newly-motivated conservative activists, driven by the Tea Party, rallied behind a successful Republican election effort. In 2013, Republican leaders are no longer listening. They are lecturing–and raising money to protect moderate incumbents from conservative primaries.

The party’s grass-roots, whose favored leaders have abandoned them by embracing immigration reform (Marco Rubio) or accepting Obamacare’s Medicaid funding (Chris Christie, Rick Scott, and others), have no way of responding. They rally around junior Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz, who have little power but put up a good fight. And they continue to adhere to conservative media, especially on talk radio and the Internet.

Republican leaders inside the Beltway increasingly resent the power of conservative media. They have begun to identify with time-worn Democratic criticisms–that talk radio is bigoted and shrill, that conservative bloggers are unreliable, that grass-roots heroes are “wacko” (to borrow from Sen. John McCain). They fail to understand the gap that conservative media fill–namely, the need for coherent, courageous opposition.

Opposition takes many forms in conservative new media. Rush Limbaugh celebrates opposition for its own sake: “What’s wrong with saying ‘no’?” he often asks. Mark Levin is about to offer a pro-active opposition agenda for constitutional reform in his forthcoming book, The Liberty Amendments. And Breitbart News offers a basis for political opposition by reporting news from an unabashedly conservative perspective.

The left created its own new forms of opposition, and opposition media, during the Bush era. The difference was that the anti-war movement and the “netroots” toppled Democrat leaders and purging the centrists. Conservatives have been more patient with the GOP establishment, but that patience is wearing thin. Those Republicans in Washington who are stoking the fight should try listening again–before it is too late.

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