Ted Cruz: House GOP's Amnesty Push Will Ruin Hopes of Retaking Senate

[The T]

Agree with Cruz. This idiocy about "winning the Latino vote" is just that - an idiocy.

This is a created on nothing type of "problem". We have perfectly functioning immigration system.
If one would like to use it.

And PAY

Enforce current law.

 

[bripat9643]

We will stand a good chance of taking the Senate if we craft an immigration reform bill with the Dems.

I am more than willing to replace TeaPs in the GOP with new women, Hispanic, and minority Republicans.

We are not going back to the bad old days of the fifties.

Utter horseshit. If history is any guide, Hispanics will not vote for Republicans because they pass an amnesty bill. Hispanics come here precisely so they can get a place at the government tit. Why would they vote for the party who wants to take that away?

 

[ScreamingEagle]

there is tremendous pressure on the Speaker to engage in immigration reform....but by whom...?

Tremendous pressure is on the speaker to move forward on immigration reform. It comes from the president, the Senate (which passed a bipartisan immigration reform bill last year), Democrats in the House, and the GOP-friendly business community. It also comes from those within his party who insist that Republicans must make serious efforts to win Hispanic voters – or face irrelevance as a political force in America.

frankly i don't see any reason to listen to ANYBODY in the above list ^


Boehner pitched the idea of immigration reform at a Cambridge, Maryland GOP retreat this week but there was strong pushback.....it was 3 to 1 in favor of NOT going ahead with immigration reform....

But even supporters of reform seem divided as to timing. Not now, was the strong message coming out of the retreat. Not when this issue will highlight splits in the party just as it heads to midterm elections – when Latinos are not a forceful factor in primary contests or in safe, Republican districts. Maybe punt this issue into 2015, or 2016, when the presidency is at stake and Republicans have to navigate the national stage.

Boehner pitches immigration reform at GOP retreat, but not many takers - CSMonitor.com

 

[JoeB131]

who's "we"....you and that lieberal in your pocket..? if you consider yourself a republican you are definitely part and parcel of what is wrong with the RINO part of the Party....

there is NO WAY that amnesty of any sort will bring the latino vote to republicans.....it never happened in the past......it will never happen tomorrow.....

even way back when Reagan granted amnesty to millions the republicans got very little of the latino vote....

Reagan never stood for election again after he granted Amnesty.

Bush-41 didn't do badly with hispanics, despite referring to Jebs kids "as the little brown ones".

Bush-43 got 44% of the Hispanic vote in 2004. Maybe he was on to something. Better than the 27% the Weird Mormon Robot got.

'on to something'.....? how about defeat at the polls.....?

the Rs NEVER got the majority vote of the latinos....even after Reagan granted them all AMNESTY.....the biggest mistake ever.....

You don't need to get a majority, just make a good showing, as Bush did.

but since Bush is going to be to the Republicans what Millard Filmore was to the Whigs, the point is probably lost on you.

 

[1776]

It is sad a Hispanic conservative has to try to stop white trash in the GOP from allowing millions of illegals mostly Hispanic from overrunning this country....

 

[Toro]

Ted Cruz opposes amnesty for immigrants.

Except for Canadians, of course.

 

[Toro]

With Amnesty, Republicans are damned if they do...damned if they don't

I love it

But they are probably better off doing it, and getting the issue off the table.

Hispanics COULD potentially be a good fit for the GOP. Religiously conservative, family oriented, etc.

Not the crazy racist Ayn Rand reading Teabaggers, but the sensible, limited government conservatives.

Too bad they aren't in charge of the conversation at the GOP right now.

no they aren't......it would totally demoralize the base which is against amnesty.....

Ted Cruz and the Tea Party are in tune with America.....not the RINO right....

Actually, they aren't.

CBS News Poll. Jan. 17-21, 2014. N=1,018 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Which comes closest to your view about illegal immigrants who are living in the U.S.? They should be allowed to stay in the U.S. and eventually apply for citizenship. They should be allowed to stay in the U.S. legally, but not be allowed to apply for citizenship. OR, They should be required to leave the U.S." Options rotated

Stay, apply for citizenship 54%
Remain, not apply for citizenship 12%
Be required to leave 31%
Unsure/ No answer 4%​

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