Hispanic Democrat: Obama’s missing in action on immigration

Remember Marco Rubio had his own version of the DREAM Act. Here’s what Gutierrez had to say abou that:

“Even if it’s watered down and does not grant citizenship, if it stops the deportations and doesn’t exclude them from becoming citizens, [then] yes,” he would support Rubio’s plan, Gutierrez told Fox News in May.

But Gutierrez, who sees a historic opening in the next Congress to pass reforms, no longer wants a piecemeal approach and is calling for sweeping changes that would address all of the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States — an approach he says the election validated.

“The call wasn’t to do a little bit,” he said. “The call was to get it done.”

Gutierrez is one of the leading voices on this for Spanish-language media. He’s Obama’s point man. The public-tussle is a farce meant to agitate the right. Rep Gutierrez knows how important the mini-amnesty was to children of illegal-immigrants this past year.

This is a flank attack on Rubio. And it’s meant to further shame the right.

Why let them define the agenda? Allowing Rubio to be independent of voice and not beholden to party-extremists would declaw people like Gutierrez.

It would be nice if Marco Rubio was seen as outspoken on immigration issues. By neutering him on immigration the Tea Party reinforced all of the negative anti-Hispanic stereotypes about the GOP.

Capitalist Hog on December 8, 2012 at 4:05 PM

second article here

Capitalist Hog on December 8, 2012 at 4:10 PM