Mickey Kaus’s fear is that Republicans will, as New York Times’ Ross Douthat put it, exploit the current border crisis to “set in motion a conference process that could lead to a comprehensive reform being essentially smuggled through the House.”
Given the pro-amnesty proclivities of most House GOP leaders, it’s a legitimate concern:
IMPORTANT: "@MarkSKrikorian: Key Amnesty Critic Warns: Border Bill Could Open Door to Dreaded Conference Committee http://t.co/xwG04OiHng"
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2014
House GOP Leadership considering language that would weaken border enforcement (see http://t.co/l1GOn1ReoQ) http://t.co/MQuzbfspAR
— NumbersUSA (@NumbersUSA) July 15, 2014
McCain, Graham, Schumer & Obama want a border bill so they can conference with the Senate amnesty http://t.co/SXuBC9UmVI via @BreitbartNews
— NumbersUSA (@NumbersUSA) July 16, 2014
The Wilberforce Trap: How opponents of immigration amnesty might be suckered into letting an amnesty pass http://t.co/hpe833mL8y #perverse
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2014
No amendment of Wilberforce Act is worth risking a conference committee that might give us amnesty http://t.co/hNJExazW65
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 16, 2014
Here’s Kaus’s “crazy” proposed solution:
@MarkSKrikorian @DouthatNYT @conncarroll How about GOP House caucus picks a Speaker they trust on immigration? Crazy, I know.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) July 17, 2014
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Whoa, that is a totally far-out idea, isn’t it?
Just one problem, as Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies notes:
.@kausmickey @DouthatNYT @conncarroll Don't know if there are any plausible candidates that would fit the bill
— Mark Krikorian (@MarkSKrikorian) July 17, 2014
He’s kidding, right?
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