Congressional Democrats Sound the Alarm on Party's Immigration Stance
'A recipe for disaster'
By Andrew R. Arthur on February 22, 2021
As Congress rolls out legislation on President Biden's amnesty proposals, a handful of Democrats have started to sound the alarm on the party's immigration policies and proposals, and on the prospect of an onslaught of migrants coming into the country illegally.
A February 18 article in Politico, headlined "'Recipe for disaster': Dem fears mount over immigration overhaul", reports that: "With the White House and Congress set to release a broad immigration reform bill Thursday, some lawmakers fear the party's messaging and policy proposals are too much, too soon."
Specifically, that article quotes Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), who explains:
The way we're doing it right now is catastrophic and is a recipe for disaster in the middle of a pandemic. ... Our party should be concerned. If we go off the rails, it's going to be bad for us. ... Biden is going to be dealing with a minority in Congress if he continues down some of these paths.
Rep. Gonzalez is likely right to be concerned. His 15th congressional district runs in a narrow band from the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) city of McAllen, through Falfurrias north to northeast of San Antonio.
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