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In a speech Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) declared immigration reform dead. He chastised and baited Republicans in Congress for blocking reform, and declared that winning the White House without the support of a growing Hispanic population will become mathematically impossible. "The Republican Presidential nominee, whoever he or she may be, will enter the race with an electoral college deficit they cannot make up," said Gutierrez. Gutierrez didn't mention the H-1B visa in the speech, but if he's right, and comprehensive immigration reform is indeed dead, then so too is a provision in the bill that would have raised the cap on H-1B visas. Immigration reform advocates have successfully blocked any effort to take up the immigration issue piecemeal. They don't want support for broader reform to peel away.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by lonestar on Saturday June 28 2014, @10:30PM
"Specifically discussing Mexico, if they want to come into the country, there's a legal process already in place for that. If they sneak across illegally and get found out, well, ship them back to Mexico and let their government deal with them. That includes all the kids. Yes, they're kids. That doesn't mean that they deserve a free pass into our country or that they deserve our tax dollars in the form of food and shelter. After being told that what they did is illegal and that they will not be allowed back in, they should be dropped off in front of the Mexican president's residence with a note saying "Here's your country's citizens back, safe and sound. They're your responsibility, not ours. If they want to move here legally, contact us and we'll be glad to help them through the process the right way. If they insist on doing this the wrong, illegal way... well. We have an awful lot of guns. Don't give us any more reasons to use them to stop illegal border crossings, okay? Lots of love, US Immigration and Naturalization Services.""
Yeah but that would require a president and a congress who actually give a shit about our country's best interests.