GOP Leadership Waves the White Flag on Real Immigration Reform
Posted by Ira Mehlman | Aug 8, 2017 | Society | 6 |
Last week, Senators Tom Cotton (Ark.) and David Perdue (Ga.), who represent the new blood of the tired Grand Old Party, introduced the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act. The bill, S. 1720, would create a merit-based immigration policy that awards green cards based on an applicant’s likelihood to succeed and contribute in this country, and would open up opportunities for people of all nationalities who have been shut out of the process by our current system of family chain migration.
This week, the tired old blood of the GOP is striking back. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), who may be young in years, but who is the poster boy for the party’s ossified establishment, went to work dampening any expectations that we might have an immigration policy that serves the public interest any time soon. “That bill’s not going to pass,” Rubio told a Miami TV station.
http://immigrationreform.com/2017/08/10/democratic-case-restricting-immigration-alive-well-unfortunately-democratic-party-not/
