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.
