Schumer Scrambles

Senate Democrat Leader Chuck Schumer is going all out to force a vote on a proposed “border security deal” as quickly as possible. As of this writing, most senators haven’t yet seen the text of the legislation. But reports indicate it is at least 200 pages long, and Schumer wants a vote next week, perhaps as soon as Wednesday.

What’s the rush?  Well, the Senate is about to leave town for a two-week recess, so this just has to be done now. Right?

WRONG!

Immigration law is extremely complex. Sen. Kyrsten Simena (I-AZ) recently said, “Even the most minor change can have unintended consequences.” That’s why past “comprehensive” deals have collapsed after serious scrutiny.

And that’s exactly what Schumer is trying to avoid. He doesn’t want the American people to know what’s in the bill, and he really doesn’t want the opposition to have any time to mobilize against it.

For example, there are indications that one way this deal “reduces” illegal immigration is by opening up new “legal” pathways to enter the country. That doesn’t do anything to actually reduce mass migration into the country.

Moreover, I guarantee that nothing in this deal will correct the damage Biden has done over the past three years. Any serious “compromise” on securing the border would require that this administration start by removing the millions of people who arrived here under their watch while we determine how the rest of this deal will work. 

But you can tell from this week’s votes in the House of Representatives that progressives will fight tooth and nail to not remove anyone, including criminals!

This is the pattern every time. It happened in the 1987 amnesty. 

Ronald Reagan was promised by RINO Republicans that they had worked out a deal to secure the border. Part of it included an amnesty for millions of people, but they promised that would be the end of it. “We’ve got a deal to stop it,” they said.

It was one of the biggest mistakes of his presidency. We legalized millions of illegal aliens, the border was never secured and we sent a message to the whole world that all you have to do is just get across the border and you’re home free.

Republicans should be learning from past mistakes, not repeating them.