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LINDA CHAVEZ: GOP must do more to reject vicious words

It’s hard to know where to begin in responding to Rep. Steve King’s comments on so-called “Dreamers.”

 The Iowa Republican told the conservative news organization News­max that for every valedictorian brought into the U.S. as a child by his or her parents, there are another 100 out there who “weigh 130 pounds and they’ve got calves the size of cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert. Those people would be legalized with the same act.”

 The Republican leadership has denounced King’s vicious rant. House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor called the comments “inexcusable.” But King didn’t back down.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130727/OPINION02/307270001

Is This What 'Amnesty' Looks Like?

Jeffrey Miron - The Tea Party’s Cynical Opposition to Immigration Reform

Last month, the Senate adopted immigration reform by a 68-32 vote, with 14 Republicans in favor. Prospects for reform are still grim, however, because Tea Party Republicans in the House are dead set against the bill’s “path to citizenship.” At a minimum, these members insist a path cannot occur without “enforceable” triggers that confirm the effectiveness of the bill’s new border security measures.

 The Senate’s bill has real flaws — insufficient legal immigration, and grotesque over-complexity — but the Tea Party’s objections are misguided and cynical. Tea Partiers claim that a path to citizenship is wrong because it rewards people who have broken the rules to immigrate. This perspective has a grain of truth. Other things equal, policy should promote respect for the law and avoid rewarding those who break it. In this instance, however, other factors are more important.

Continue Reading: http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/tea-partys-cynical-opposition-immigration-reform