Republicans poised to roll over on immigration

Republicans are posturing to give Obama nearly 4 billion dollars to deal with the illegal immigrant problem in exchange for promises of speedier deportations, but not one penny will go to stemming the tide of illegals coming into the country. Is anyone surprised at this development? I'll go first, very predictable and pathetic.


Republicans roll over

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Republicans want the government to have the authority to treat Central American kids the same way as kids from Mexico, who can be removed quickly unless they convince Border Patrol that they have a fear of return that merits additional screening. "I think clearly we would probably want the language similar to what we have with Mexico," Boehner said. White House officials have said they support such changes and indicated last week that they would be offering them along with the emergency spending request. But immigration advocates objected strongly, saying children would be denied legal protections, and the White House has not yet made a formal proposal. Asked Thursday about the issue, Johnson said he supported changing the law to treat children from Central American nations the same as those from Mexico.

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