House Immigration Bill Just as Bad

Phyllis Schlafly | Jul 30, 2013

The Gang of Eight pro-amnesty Senators are trying to con the House of Representatives into passing parts of an anti-American amnesty bill so they can get a Chuck Schumer-dominated conference committee and bamboozle Representatives into going along with their sellout plans. The few pro-amnesty Republican Senators had Marco Rubio as the salesman for the unpopular amnesty bill, and the few pro-amnesty Republicans in the House have Paul Ryan to play the same un-Republican role.

The Gang of Eight patted itself on the back for successfully passing their bill in the Senate, but, funny thing, the bill was never forwarded to the House for action. The explanation for this irregular omission is fear that the House would "blue slip" the bill.

Article 1, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution gives the sole power to the House to originate all bills for raising revenue, known as the Origination Clause. If the Senate oversteps and includes a provision to raise some revenue (which it did in the Gang's amnesty bill), the House can reject the bill and send it back to the Senate for correction in what is known as a "blue slip" procedure.

The devious Ryan plan to circumvent this rule is for the House to pass five or six bills on various aspects of amnesty and then use that bunch of bills to call for a conference committee with the Senate. Ryan let the cat out of the bag when he told a constituent audience in Racine, Wis. on July 26 that his revised plan now calls for a House vote, not before the August recess as originally expected but in October.

CONTINUED:  http://townhall.com/columnists/phyllisschlafly/2013/07/30/house-immigration-bill-just-as-bad-n1651777

LOOPHOLES MEAN AMNESTY BEFORE BORDER SECURITY

'Gang of 8' Senate bill contains many unreported exceptions.

There are significant unreported loopholes and exceptions in the immigration-reform bill that could allow illegal immigrants to achieve permanent status before the border security portions of the legislation are executed, WND has learned.

One of the key selling points repeatedly cited by the bill’s “Gang of Eight” sponsors has been that illegal aliens will not be eligible for permanency until after the border-security provisions of the legislation are implemented.


However, a WND review of the latest text of the bill, with the new Republican “border surge” amendment included, finds multiple possibilities for full immigration reform before the required border arrangements are in place.


Further, even the new border amendment leaves the possibility of gaps in the proposed pedestrian fence to be constructed along the border with Mexico.

The updated bill calls for over $40 billion in new border security provisions, including the stationing of 38,405 U.S. Border Patrol agents along the southern border as well as the construction of a 700-mile pedestrian fence along the 1,954 mile border.

The new Republican amendment to the bill contains a laundry list of new surveillance equipment to be installed, from cameras to seismic instruments, plus the construction of new integrated watch towers.

However, the bill contains language that would allow illegal aliens to achieve permanent status after 10 years before any or all of the new border security requirements are fulfilled.

The bill specifically states the “Secretary shall permit registered provisional immigrants to apply for an adjustment to lawful permanent resident status” after 10 years following the bill’s passage if litigation or a force majeure have prevented the fulfillment of the border security requirements, the implementation of a work visa program or electronic exit system.

Further, illegal immigrants can receive permanent resident status if the border requirements, the work visa program or the new electronic exit system has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.


In one of many possible future scenarios, if claims are brought to district courts that tie up construction of the border fence, illegal aliens still can achieve permanent status after 10 years.

CONTINUED:  http://www.wnd.com/2013/06/loopholes-mean-amnesty-before-border-security/#oZy1Y1RvCkfMypWd.99

Ted Cruz Exposes Amnesty Bill: $5000 Penalty For Hiring Citizens Over Legalized Aliens

We can’t possibly expect our Senators to read a 1200 page bill before voting on it. Can we? Well Thank God Ted Cruz read it. Not only did Cruz read it but he schooled anyone who would listen from the Senate floor on Tuesday. Cruz found a loophole that actually penalizes an employer $5000 for hiring a citizen over a legalized alien. Seriously. You can’t make this stuff up. Senator Cruz was quoted as saying:


“I filed an amendment that would have corrected one of the most egregious aspects of the gang of eight bill as it intersects with Obamacare legislation, namely a penalty imposed on U.S. employers for hiring U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents. This bill says if an employer hires a citizen or a legal immigrant, the IRS can impose a $5,000 penalty on that employer. But if the employer instead hires someone with RPI status, that penalty will go away. That is utterly and completely indefensible.”

“Nobody in this body wants to see African-American unemployment go up. Nobody wants to see Hispanic unemployment go up, youth unemployment go up, union household unemployment go up, legal immigrant unemployment go up. Yet every one of those will happen if this Gang of Eight bill passes without fixing this problem. If that happens, all 100 members of the U.S. Senate will be accountable to our constituents for explaining why we voted to put a federal penalty on hiring U.S. citizens and hiring legal immigrants. I hope this body will choose to pass my amendment and fix this grave defect in the Gang of Eight legislation.”

It would be very interesting to know whose hand was responsible for slipping this into the bill but it surely won’t be the only surprise that comes from a 1200 page bill that has not been scrutinized by the majority of those who voted to pass it.


VIDEO AND MORE!  http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/06/ted-cruz-exposes-amnesty-bill-5000-penalty-for-hiring-citizens-over-legalized-aliens/#ixzz2XWN8yCs7

Passage of the Amnesty Bill Will Spell the End of Our Republic

American Thinker--James Simpson
June 26, 2013

On Monday, June 24, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed a cloture motion (which ends debate) on the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven Amendment to the Gang of Eight's horrifying illegal alien amnesty bill - mislabeled "immigration reform."


The true purpose of this amnesty proposal is to capture future votes for the Democratic Party. Those who do not acknowledge that blatantly obvious fact either suffer from some debilitating mental illness or are working for the other side.

On rare occasions, even the Left admit the objective. Eliseo Medina, the honorary Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, and International Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said in 2008:

...If we reform the immigration laws, it puts 12 million people on the path to citizenship and eventually voters. Can you imagine if we have ...even two out of three, if we get 8 million new voters... we will create a governing coalition for the long term, not just for an election cycle.


The "governing coalition for the long term" refers of course to the "permanent progressive majority" Democrats have fantasized about for decades.

The number of illegals in this country is repeatedly cited as 11 million. This is almost certainly an underestimate. In reality the number is 20 to 30 million or more, according to a 2007 study in Social Contract. Bear Stearns estimated about 20 million in 2005. When amnesty passed in 1986, official estimates were 1.2 million illegals. There were actually 2.7 million - more than double. Within ten years, INS estimated the illegal population had grown to 10 million. It is delusional to believe the number has only increased by another 1 million in the 17 years since. Furthermore, when amnesty passes, the newly-legal aliens will invite their relatives to come, further inflating that number through chain migration.

Herein lies the real reason Democrats are slavering for this amnesty bill to pass and are tickling themselves pink that there are Republicans stupid and gullible, (or corrupt) enough to help them realize their dream. And make no mistake, an increase of 30 million in the Democrat Party voter base will guarantee Democrat majorities in the U.S. House, Senate and Presidency for the foreseeable future.

Despite the impossibly bizarre belief by some Republicans that amnesty will make illegals "like us," a high level Congressional source recently acknowledged to me that passage of this bill will spell the end of our Republic and that we literally have only weeks to stop it. Despite House Speaker John Boehner's somewhat ambiguous assurances, this bill is likely to get a vote in the House.

The original Gang-of-Eight bill was really bad, as became readily apparent quite quickly. The overtly fraudulent Schumer-Corker-Hoeven Amendment was offered as a fig leaf to reassure fools that the original bill -- which already promised in-and-of-itself to enhance border security - would actually enhance border security. But in reality it makes things worse. The amendment:

• Legitimizes illegal immigration: Section 2302 says if you overstay your visa in the future you can still apply for a green card and become a citizen. It is permanent lawlessness... They cannot do that legally under current law!
• Has no requirement to deploy technologies: The Corker amendment would give the Secretary of Homeland Security full discretion as to how technology would be deployed, or whether it would be deployed at all.
• Has no fencing requirement: Similarly, building a fence is left to the discretion of DHS. (Note: since a fencing law, with money attached, passed years ago, and has been blithely ignored by the Obama administration, the amendment simply codifies Obama's open defiance of current law.)
• Increases fees on visas for legal immigrants, but keeps the same low fees and fines for those applying for amnesty - favoring illegal over legal immigrants.
• Under the Schumer-Corker-Hoeven amendment, the American taxpayers are on the hook for $38 billion. (The Gang-of-Eight claims the bill is fully funded by immigrant fees).
• Delays promised hiring of 20,000 new Border Patrol agents until somewhere between 2017 and 2021.

Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/06/passage_of_the_amnesty_bill_will_spell_the_end_of_our_republic.html?utm_source=06-26-13&utm_campaign=AT+Newsletter+06-26-13&utm_medium=email#ixzz2XM1u8MvE

STOP IMMIGRATION REFORM NOW--Join us for the March on Washington July 15th

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10 Problems with the Gang of Eight Immigration Bill

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http://www.libertyfederation.com/10_problems_with_the_gang_of_eight_immigration_bill?utm_source=nlf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=inform_or&recruiter_id=33681

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE APRIL 30, 2013

FROM THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION!

Senate:


Internet Sales Tax--Last Thursday cloture was invoked to end debate on the mis-titled Market Place Fairness Act (S. 743) by a vote of 63-30. Vote on final passage will happen on Monday, May 6, which will send the bill over to the House. The final vote will require only a majority to pass the bill, so 14 supporters would have to flip to stop it. We have identified 10 awful things about the Internet Sales Tax to keep in mind as well as issued a “Key Vote” against the Senate bill. Remember the House will be a key firewall to the legislation being stopped. Therefore, please click here to see whether or not your House Member is on the co-sponsor list for the Internet Sales Tax.

Immigration:  The Senate Judiciary Committee will begin marking up the so-called Gang of Eight’s comprehensive immigration reform legislation on May 9th. It will most likely be considered for a vote before July 4th. It’s important to know that this piece of legislation provides amnesty and does so within 6 months for all current 11 million here illegally. The “Path to citizenship” is a problem but it is vitally important to focus on the bills’ amnesty within six months. Senator Rubio has defended the bill by saying there are triggers, but there is nothing binding in the law. We need to kill this bill in the Senate, but the House is our firewall. For additional reference please see the attached one pager.

Senator Cruz video:  Senator Ted Cruz recently spoke to a group of activists in Texas about the effectiveness of your persistence in Congressional accountability during the recent gun control debate. It is worth watching.

House:

Immigration:  The House immigration working group “Gang of 10” is considering a plan that would require illegal immigrants to appear in federal court and admit to breaking immigration law, before being granted amnesty. We need their immigration plan to go through regular order and through the Judiciary Committee in order for the conservatives to help provide an open and transparent process. House Leadership has not really said which way they are going to go, but they have encouraged Members in the House “Gang of 10” to come up with the bill. When asking our Representatives if they oppose the bill, we need to make sure we are asking them if they oppose amnesty, meaning any legalized states (and not just path to citizenship).

Farm Bill:  The Farm Bill in the House was nearly a $1 trillion dollar bill in 2012 ($957 billion over 10 years). The farm bill in 2008 was $604 billion over ten years—a 63% increase. 80% of the bill was federal food stamp funding. This is because there are now 46 million individuals on food stamps, compared with 17 million in 2000 and 30 million in 2008 respectively. 1 out of every 7 Americans are now on food stamps. Farm Bill supporters marry food stamps and farm subsidies in order to create the dynamic to generate support and pass it. Our Representatives need to answer why they support hundreds of billions in food stamps and then convince them to split the bill. The House is expected to unveil their new bill soon and consider it in May. It is expected to be similar to the bill that we helped block last year. However, we need to start educating the Congress on the bill’s expected problems now.