Steinlight
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This was basically a vote against any kind of co-operation with Democrats. All Cantor wanted to do was pass sensible immigration reform. A bill where Democrats gave the house away to the GOP and included ALL the stuff they wanted, from having to wait in the back of the line, pay fines, learn English, etc.
Even though the GOP got everything they wanted in that bill, the hard right wants no part of it, and if you work with President Blackenstein on anything, we'll throw you out.
That's what happened tonight. The Tea Party failed almost unilaterally down the line on all these primaries, but tonight they knocked off a big fish.
In the end, it's good for the Democratic candidate in that district, who only needs to hang back and let the Tea Party wacko talk himself straight into defeat.
"Sensible immigration reform" is a libturd code word meaning "amnesty." It doesn't matter how many conditions you put on it, it's still amnesty. Furthermore, there are no guarantees that the border will be sealed. The Dims don't want the border sealed and would vote against anything that was actually effective. They want to open the floodgates.
Immigration Reform would entail enforcing the laws, because as of now, they haven't been.
Secure the borders first, no questions asked, stop inhibiting states from enforcing immigration law, end all public services for illegals and penalize states who provide sanctuary or public services, and lastly set up an E-Verify system to prohibit businesses from undercutting American labor by hiring illegals. These can be common sense reforms everyone who believes in rule of law and sovereignty can agree to.
This is before addressing issues like reducing mass legal immigration and ending birthright citizenship laws that are more contentious but need to be addressed as well.