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Another issue to split Republicans on :???: Do they follow their big money Corporate donors and the Chamber of Commerce folks who want millions of new cheap workers- or do they follow the majority of their voting base.... :???:
Its been kind of comical in some of these hearings to increase the visa's- watching the Chamber and some of these pro- immigration politicians testifying/speachifying in Congress about how the only way Big Business can survive is by allowing in millions more immigrants-- when millions of folks are out of work... :shock:
Its been kind of comical in some of these hearings to increase the visa's- watching the Chamber and some of these pro- immigration politicians testifying/speachifying in Congress about how the only way Big Business can survive is by allowing in millions more immigrants-- when millions of folks are out of work... :shock:
Obama May Take on Immigration This Year
In addition to the economy, banking regulation, global warming, and health care, President Obama is seriously considering taking on yet another massive challenge this year: immigration. Although never stated explicitly by anyone, immigration has political benefits for the Democrats as it is an explosive issue within the Republican Party. The Tancredo wing of the party is violently opposed to amnesty--providing a path to citizenship to the estimated 12 million illegals already in the country--and will not be ashamed to trumpet its opposition loudly. While the expected onslaught will be against illegal immigrants, most of them have friends and family who are legal immigrants who won't like attacks on their friends and family. However, the business wing of the Republican Party wants lots of immigrants, legal or otherwise, to depress wages, in the form of a "guest worker" program. These two factions will be at loggerheads during the debate, but the anti-immigrant group is much noiser. In addition, if the illegal immigrants do eventually become citizens and can thus vote, most of them will probably remember which party fought for them and which one fought against them. Getting an immigration bill through the Senate won't be easy, since there are regional as well as ideological issues in play, but even a serious attempt to pass a bill could make the GOP even less popular in the Latino community than it already is. For certain, Rahm Emanuel and David Axelrod are keenly aware of this. On the Democratic side, the only institutional opposition to an immigration bill would come from the unions, which are mostly focusing on the card check bill now.