Reid: GOP Efforts to Stop Immigration Reform Should Lose Latino Voters
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 10:16 am
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made a push for Hispanic voters Tuesday by arguing Republicans are to blame for the Senate’s inability to move forward with immigration reform efforts. “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, OK,” Reid said, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “Do I need to say more?”
Latinos are the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and polls indicate that only 13 percent of Latinos identify as Republicans, compared to the 54 percent who identify as Democrats. These voters want to see immigration reform, according to polls, and the Obama administration reportedly hopes Republican opposition will cement the divide between Latino voters and the Republican Party.
Reid consistently blames the lack of GOP support for the Senate’s failure to take up immigration reform. “So why don’t we fix it? They won’t let us,” he told Latino voters Tuesday, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
One bipartisan effort, a $600 million border security bill, is headed back to the Senate after a procedural problem caused it to start over in the House. But other immigration-related legislation pushes have stalled without sufficient Republican support, and more GOP members are using harsh rhetoric against illegal immigrants and their families.
As I’ve mentioned before, the change is particularly marked considering the efforts of the Bush administration to appeal to Latino voters. Two former Bush officials came out against efforts to look into the 14th Amendment, arguing the amendment is part of the party’s legacy and should be protected.
Newsweek’s Ben Adler questioned whether the current anti-immigrant rhetoric is a good political move for the future of the GOP:
As Jonathan Chait of The New Republic writes, this is good politics in an off-year election, when low turnout among newer voters guarantees an electorate that will skew older and whiter than the population as a whole. But a funny thing happens over time: children grow up, and start to vote, and the electorate diversifies. Will Republicans be able to erase the image of intolerance that this proposal may imprint among the young, nonwhite voters of the future?
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Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 3:49 pm
The 54 % polled are the illegal ones still wanting something for nothing,bunch of lazy trash, the 13 % are the people who ARE immigrants to this country, following the laws and contributing. They do not identify with the democrats as they understand that to have the opportunities available to you, you must work for them.
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 4:15 pm
The poster below Robininutah has the right attitude, If you're a fascist.
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 5:18 pm
Reid, go find a rocking chair! Americans do not want your reform which just means that you want to take our money and give it to these illegals. BUILD THE FENCE. GUARD THE FENCE. STOP THE BORDER JUMPERS. We cannot afford them.
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Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 6:13 pm
The first time in my 53 years….I will make my vote to Democrates…I never, never and never, did this before, but, now I will by Democrates, Why??? Because we need fix the F@#& Immigration Sistem, that is, 12.000.000 peoples or more need this in side, What problem to fix this??? Please tell me why so dificult for put a new law and evrey thing more to put bthis way, NOW!!!
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Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 6:48 pm
The great majority of Americans DO want immigration reform! And Mr.Reid is right, in the long term Republicans will feel the damage and hate they are causing now!
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 7:36 pm
Blame should be placed squarely on the Republicans for this one, Reid is correct. Their strategy, until the next election, is to say no to everything Democrats want to do – it's common knowledge. Instead of helping run a country, they're protesting not getting their way and holding the progress of our nation hostage. Children.
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 7:43 pm
The GOP has reached new lows. Changing the 14th Amendment because they are too lazy to fix the system is disgusting. We've needed a fix to the immigration system for years, but now more than ever.
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 8:02 pm
Robininutah, you dont have IDEA what being an immigrant is about .
I am part of the 54 % and WILL ALWAYS BE. I am a legal resident of the US and a DEMOCRAT .
Immigrants (legal and Illegals work way more than you think) …
I think you are more lazy trash than anyone else with your hate comments .
Get a LIFE…
Comment posted August 11, 2010 @ 8:47 pm
Once and for all, illegal immigration is problem and have to be fixed in an AMERICAN WAY..not in NAZI way….be compassionate and people who wants better life need to be given a chance, pay their share in paying taxes by becoming legal. Republicans will pay with their actions in the coming election. Again, this country is nothing without immigrants. Those of you who are thinking that illegal should be deported, try to put yourself in their situation and think everyday on what to eat if thay are there in their poor country, no future for the children. I have a lot of friends, citizen or not citizen who grew up here and does not want to take advantage of the help of the goverment to study in college and instead working whatever is outthere is all they want. Children with high hopes and dreams are somewhat we can almost see from the illegal immigrants which will be the future of this country once given a chance.
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Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 12:45 am
A country with 12 to 20 million people init unknown by its government isnot a healthy one. something must be done about these people before their number reach 100 million.
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Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 1:17 am
The GOP has reached new lows. Changing the 14th Amendment because they are too lazy to fix the system is disgusting. We've needed a fix to the immigration system for years, but now more than eve
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Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:06 am
Louis Vuitton the situation is NOT the GOP or any other political party. The GOP is not lazy and that is supported in Sen.Reid's own words. It will never cease to amaze me of how lopsided the count in the Senate actually is…but he's still griping about not getting things done. Clearly some sections of the 14th Amend. need changing. Knowing the history behind the process sheds marvelous light on it's shortcomings. Therefore, the next time we double the population take special note to remember the amount of Asylee's, Refugee's, illegal alien's, and how irresponsible the leadership of our country has been. Please enough with the party bashing.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:43 am
Why doesn't Reid just try to pass it.
Oh, thats right, to many Democrats are not willing to vote for amnesty in either the House or the Senate.
Of course Reid would rather blame Republicans then just admit the votes aren't there.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:46 am
Reid introduced a bill to end birthright citizenship in 1993.
Ending birthright citizenship is part of fixing the immigration system.
So the GOP is working towards fixing the system.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:49 am
Reid can introduce a bill without the Republicans.
It is Reid that chooses what bills get voted on.
Yet in the land of the progressive far left, someone else is always to blame.
Reid isn't doing anything about immigration because he knows it would be painful at election time if he did.
He just talks about it and hopes he can get hispanics to vote for him.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:51 am
Gee, I forgot I was on the Washington Independent for a minute there.
Only the sites where the far left collect such as this is it the NAZI way to suggest immigration laws be enforced.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 2:52 am
How can you ignore a flat tire? In other words, “how can you ignore a broken system?” If this country wants to move on and become an even greater and stronger nation, than we must first focus on the “flat tire”[broken system] and finally fix the problem to get back on the road toward a better future. Comprehensive Immigration Reform is the way. God Bless America.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 3:01 am
A trillion dollars of stimulus didn't work so now the left will try comprehensive immigration reform aka amnesty to fix the economy.
Nothing like miss, miss, and miss again for the left.
After all the left had Congress for close to 50 years and couldn't fix one of their projects, just made them worse. Everything the left touches fails.
Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 3:03 am
Enforcing the law would be a good one to go.
Rather then just keeping on letting more in and having an amnesty periodically. That hasn't worked good so far, now has it.
Not to mention NAFTA which was also supposed to stop illegal immigration.
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Comment posted August 12, 2010 @ 8:55 am
As far as I know, a trillion dollar deficit was made during Bush administration not Obama! Don't ever try to fool me you idiot cons!
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Comment posted August 14, 2010 @ 6:53 pm
I Don't believe anything that has to do with paying a fine is considered Amnesty since an individual is basically paying to be baled out of a mess, which in this case is being illegal in the U.S. Unlike a bale out plan, Amnesty is considered as a full pardon to an individual regardless of the crime committed whether it be minor or not. In this case the stalled CIR package grants no amnesty. Instead, it is requiring a rather tough process; that a person register with the government, pay a fine,learn English, and wait in line in order to earn legal status in the U.S. I see no Amnesty coming out from that.
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