Gang of 100 pushes Obama for immigration reform in 2010
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Carl Braun
Examiner.com
The Gang of 100 Democrats petitions Obama for Immigration Reform in 2010
Cadt Browne
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Congress seems to have more “gangs” than Los Angeles these days and they are every bit as insidious. They have at least one thing in common with their cohorts in the Latin Kings and MS-13. The “Capitol Devils” Gang (not to be confused with the Hell's Angels) of 100 have a vested interest in seeing another amnesty for illegal aliens come to fruition.
More than 100 members of the House of Representatives, all Democrats, signed a letter to President Obama urging him to live up to his campaign rhetoric and promises. They are pushing for CIR or Comprehensive Immigration Reform in early 2010. Congressman Luis Gutierrez, poster boy for the current amnesty movement is expected to launch a CIR initiative in the House next month.
"The room for doing this is very tight," Gutierrez said earlier this month on the Spanish-language Univision network's political talk program, "Al Punto." "We have to do it in February or early March of next year."
Though the Gang of 100 is optimistic, the prospects for success will depend on at least two factors: Passage of the Healthcare Bill, which looks precarious at best at this moment and a compressed timeline that gets the CIR Bill passed before the voters retire a substantial number of Democrats next fall in mid-term elections. With an approval rating in the mid twenties, Congress and the majority party face a tough road ahead and another legislative failure of this magnitude will cement their fate.
Only one House Republican, Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake is listed as a possible amnesty ally and gang member in waiting. This makes the immigration issue a partisan one and certainly it will cause everyone on the anti-amnesty squad to polish their swords and shields for another political bloodbath.
While pro-amnesty advocates are pushing hard for the legalization of more than 12 million illegal aliens in this country, their only hope for success this time is convincing the American public that legalization is a good thing for the country and the economy. With 14 million people out of work that looks to be an insurmountable task. We can only hope the American people have a say in it. The way this bunch of political criminals operate, almost anything is possible, including a "backdoor deal".
Carl Braun is an analyst for the Homeland Security Policy Institute Group and he's logged 5,000-plus hours on the border. He has written several books including his most recent on Border Insecurity, “Above All Else”
. Contact Carl at Carl.Braun@BPAUX.org.
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