Idaho GOP Congressman Raul Labrador told National Journal Daily that Republicans need to work with Democrats to enact immigration reform and not worry about who gets the political benefit.
“I think my party understands it’s not going to get any political capital from this, but it’s something we need to do,” Labrador of Idaho said in an interview published Wednesday.
Labrador Communications Director Michael Tate recirculated the article Wednesday afternoon.
Wrote reporter Fawn Johnson:
“Labrador favors some type of legalization for undocumented immigrants (but no special path to citizenship) and giving employers easier access to foreign labor. In other words, he’s ready to strike an immigration deal if liberals will work with him.
“That’s why Labrador was so impressed Tuesday when just such a liberal, Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., went out of his way to praise the Republicans who control the Judiciary Committee for seeking input from a variety of stakeholders. ‘That hasn’t always been the case,’ Gutierrez said, referring to a long-held congressional practice in which the majority party stacks hearings with partisan witnesses.”
Johnson added that “Republicans must deal with Democrats and the White House to fix the immigration system. ‘Hispanics are not going to listen to us’ as long as Republicans are viewed as the obstacles to reform, he said.”
Looks like Raul has presidential aspirations — good luck with that.
Yes, Raul is saying we need more foreign educated people to do our jobs, and of course less educated ones to do our jobs. You people who spend 50,000 on educating your children will have much less chance of them getting a good job if you listen to Raul and Rubio, and Rand Paul who all want to get to the top an our expense.
Our immigration system has been broken for decades. But rather than fix it, policy makers have winked and nodded as millions came into this country with or without proper authority. Occasionally policy makers would use the situation as a political prop — but still not fix it. Many undocumented immigrants are here because policy makers wouldn’t/didn’t get serious about doing their jobs by fixing a broken system. Sure, it isn’t easy to do. but lets get it done.