Alabama’s
junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions has led the charge against so-called
comprehensive immigration reform over the last several months, but he
got a big hand earlier this week from fellow Alabamian, Rep. Mo Brooks,
R-Huntsville, who took amnesty supporters to task during an interview with Breitbart News.
Brooks
warned that a flood of immigrants into the workforce would debilitate
the U.S. economy and devastate American workers around the country. And
Brooks didn’t restrict his criticism to just Democrats and liberal
groups — he spread the blame around, even placing some of it on his
fellow Republicans.
Here are the targets of Brooks’ criticism and the quotes he used to make his case:
The target: Gang of Eight
The
bipartisan group of U.S. Senators commonly known as the Gang of Eight
has been at the forefront of the push to pass comprehensive immigration
reform. Although they got a bill through the Democrat-controlled Senate,
it has failed to gain traction in the Republican-controlled house.
Republican rockstar Marco Rubio saw his polling numbers plummet because
of his involvement in the effort. Blowback from the conservative base
has been fierce.
Rep. Brooks took the Gang of Eight to task right out of the gate.
The quote:
“The Senate Gang of Eight bill is yet another tragedy for the American worker.”
“The Senate Gang of Eight bill is yet another tragedy for the American worker.”
The target: Democrats
Democrats,
including the president, have been the driving force behind the push
for amnesty. And as usual, they’ve made it a racially-charged issue.
Rep. Brooks blasted Democrats for their race-baiting tactics and accused
them of not actually having minority workers’ best interest in mind.
The quote
“The Democrats don’t give a flip about the economic status of minority voters after the impact of 44 million legalized or imported foreigners. They’ll talk the game. They’ll drive the cries of racism in order to get voters on an emotional level while at the same time undermining the ability of American minority workers to support their own families.”
“The Democrats don’t give a flip about the economic status of minority voters after the impact of 44 million legalized or imported foreigners. They’ll talk the game. They’ll drive the cries of racism in order to get voters on an emotional level while at the same time undermining the ability of American minority workers to support their own families.”
The target: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Big
business’s support of comprehensive immigration reform has turned into a
huge wedge issue in Republican primaries when the U.S. Chamber and
grassroots groups find themselves backing opposing candidates. Rep.
Brooks called the Chamber out for caring more about profits than they do
about American workers.
The quote:
“The Chamber of Commerce cares not one twit about how many Americans lose jobs if an immigration bill improves their profit margins.”
“The Chamber of Commerce cares not one twit about how many Americans lose jobs if an immigration bill improves their profit margins.”
The target: President Obama
President
Obama recently renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform.
Because of his complete unwillingness to negotiate during the debt
ceiling debate, a lot of folks inside the beltway say the president’s
second term agenda is dead. But that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop
trying. Rep. Brooks said the president has neglected his responsibility
to enforce the immigration laws that are already on the books.
The quote:
“There would be no illegal alien problem today if the President of the United States would do his job and enforce the laws that are already on the books.”
“There would be no illegal alien problem today if the President of the United States would do his job and enforce the laws that are already on the books.”
The target: Republicans
Republicans
like House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan have argued that immigration
reform may be necessary to address labor shortages that could
potentially arise in the future. Rep. Brooks said that argument is not
supported by any data.
The quote:
“The argument advanced about future labor forces is not supported by data, it is purely hypothetical, and the net result is to hurt American citizens.”
“The argument advanced about future labor forces is not supported by data, it is purely hypothetical, and the net result is to hurt American citizens.”
SOURCE: National Politics
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