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okaawhatever

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3. What they know is that they want immigration reform to be a national issue. Their heavily gerry

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 05:16 PM

Feb 2014

mandered districts won't support a Republican who votes for it, but a Republican presidential candidate can. Same reason they voted for it in the Senate. The Republicans who run state-wide can win voting for immigration. I wish we could force the vote, but we can't with Boehner at the helm. As long as he can refuse to bring it up for a vote there isn't much that can be done. Hopefully their stalling and bad dealing will hurt them more in 2014 than it will help them in 2016.

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GOP Conservatives Adamant In Ruling Out Immigration Overhaul In 2014, Say Wait Till Next Year [View all] Purveyor Feb 2014 OP

Wait till next year Turbineguy Feb 2014 #1

Wait Until Next Year--Dealing In Bad Faith Vogon_Glory Feb 2014 #2

What they know is that they want immigration reform to be a national issue. Their heavily gerry okaawhatever Feb 2014 #3