In the immediate aftermath of the Newtown Massacre, I warned you (twice) about the obstacle to reform presented by incoming House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte. Now, The Hill reports that he’s going to be a real pain in the ass on immigration reform, too.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee signaled opposition to passing an immigration reform bill that includes a pathway to citizenship.
Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), the chairman of the committee, argued in an interview with NPR that there’s no need to pass an immigration bill with a pathway to citizenship.
“People have a pathway to citizenship right now: It’s to abide by the immigration laws, and if they have a family relationship, if they have a job skill that allows them to do that, they can obtain citizenship,” Goodlatte said according to the NPR report on Thursday. “But simply someone who broke the law, came here, [to] say, ‘I’ll give you citizenship now,’ that I don’t think is going to happen.”
Goodlatte’s comments are particularly important because his committee handles immigration.
I warned you about this, too. If we’re waiting for Rep. Goodlatte to show leadership on limiting gun violence or immigration reform, neither is going to happen.
Goodlatte represents the 6th district of Virginia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia%27s_6th_congressional_district. Pure Appalachia.
Long a district represented by assholes.
Well, at least that guy wasn’t a chickenhawk (DFC, after all) and sponsored RICO. Otherwise… pretty much, yeah! Like I said, pure Appalachia.
Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III is very concerned about low wages.
His?
No. White people’s.
His. It’s a ploy to get a bigger bribe from the Chamber of Congress. “No, never. What? NEVER. Well, hardly ever.”
“But simply someone who broke the law, came here, [to] say, ‘I’ll give you citizenship now,’ that I don’t think is going to happen.”
Classic strawman. As a practicing immigration lawyer, I can tell you that this (mis)characterization is complete bullshit. NOBODY is advocating this. This buffoon completely overlooks the intermediate step of permanent residency, and Obama’s proposals that stipulate a multi-year waiting period in any event.
What I find infuriating about jerks like Goodlatte is that facts don’t matter. They just say whatever inflammatory sh*t seeps into their empty heads and start from there. And their base just brays along.
It is depressing to have one political party that is batshit crazy, but here we have it. Sorry about the multiple scatological references, but they fit.
I can’t wait for the Republican party to die. It is a menace to basic government functionality at this point.
So gridlock continues on issue after issue for now.
Tick. Tick. What does the post-sequester Congress look like. Will folks like Goodlatte be housebroken?
At some point the paralysis starts hurting both parties.
This sucks.
That said, I rather see some sort of reform, even without a path to citizenship than nothing at all.
Something that allows people to build lives and futures here is better than what we have today.
I’m willing to be persuaded that I’m wrong, but last round we got nothing at all. If we can get something, even with the path to citizenship gone, I’d be a lot happier with that, than nothing at all.
Go, Goodlatte, go!!!
(The more a dick like him is a stick in the mud, the fewer votes the GOP gets from anyone non-white.
On the bright side, these buffoons will destroy southern agriculture.
it needs to become quite clear to people, without any doubt –
GOP HOUSE MEMBERS ARE THE PROBLEM.
folks need to figure out who IS and who IS NOT their ally
Can’t stand it. Obama’s reforms are arguably far too cruel, but they’re at least providing people some hope of becoming citizens.
This is going to be a “fun” two years.
I predict the sun will rise tomorrow. Can’t wait for that blog post on Saturday declaring my genius!
Gosh nobody could have ever predicted that a republican would oppose Obama’s immigration plan.
You warned us the Republicans are not stupid enough to either willingly create a larger and more durable majority of Democratic voters or do something incredibly unpopular not only in their districts but in the country at large?
Oh.
Well, thanks, then.