Marco Rubio knows that the border is already secure, right?
Just this week Univision asked Sen. John McCain, R-Ari., “So let me ask you, on the plan that you are proposing, there is obviously a path to citizenship. This path to citizenship is actually based on the recommendation of a commission on border security. How would that work?”
McCain replied: “Actually it will be finally determined by the Secretary of the Homeland Security, because it is not constitutional to have any commission make decisions that are reserved for the Congress of the United States.” …
“Our borders have, in fact, never been stronger,” Secretary Janet Napolitano testified to Congress today.
So if our borders are already secured, that means all 11 million illegal immigrants can instantaneously get citizenship under the Rubio/McCain plan right?
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This can not end well!
OldEnglish on February 14, 2013 at 8:30 AM
I bet it would be harder for them to get back into Mexico than for another wave to get in here.
NeoKong on February 14, 2013 at 8:34 AM
And the economy is in recovery and health care costs are going down.
Doughboy on February 14, 2013 at 8:41 AM
How many fingers, Winston?
farsighted on February 14, 2013 at 8:44 AM
Of course, our borders are not secure, but, this will not impact Rubio’s ‘instant amnesty’ plan – Rubio could care less about border security – he and the “progressive” GOP have a DREAM.
Pork-Chop on February 14, 2013 at 8:46 AM
Orwell FTW.
CPT. Charles on February 14, 2013 at 8:48 AM
Napolitano never said they were secure, she tap danced and said they have never been stronger. I’m not a fan of Napolitano but this author stretches the truth as much as she does.
fogw on February 14, 2013 at 8:55 AM
As I understand it, and please correct me if I’m wrong, but she doesn’t get to approve it until AFTER the commission approves it. So just because she’d approve it now doesn’t mean that it’s pre-approved.
JohnJ on February 14, 2013 at 9:05 AM
And Rubio haters are progressives pretending to be conservatives to sew dissension among real conservatives.
JohnJ on February 14, 2013 at 9:06 AM
Oh, now. Not all of them. There’s many “NOBODY BUT!” members, who have even RINOiezd the liberal’s favorite boogeyman, Dick Cheney.
Marcus on February 14, 2013 at 9:12 AM
How could a Republican vote for “comprehensive immigration reform” when agents aren’t even allowed to do their job right now? More laws promising enforcement aren’t going to change that.
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-TV/2013/02/13/ICE-Leader-Slams-Napolitano-Explains-Danger-to-America-Lives-because-of-Obama-Policies
Wigglesworth on February 14, 2013 at 9:20 AM
Wonderboy is Jeb Bush’s lapdog. This is not Wonderboy’s amnesty plan it’s Jebbie’s.
There is nothing conservative about the Bush Crime family.
Wonderboy is not a progressive just an opportunist who has to reward his mentor if he wishes to move up the ladder.
JohnJ and Marcus you want to perform your ostrich in the sand routine, knock yourselves out. It’s still a free country.
Jayrae on February 14, 2013 at 9:21 AM
You can call me Jay You can call me Rae I’ll just call you amusing.
Marcus on February 14, 2013 at 9:41 AM
Everybody is thanking about Rubio 2016 . It’s not water that could do him in
unless its the Rio Grande .
Lucano on February 14, 2013 at 9:51 AM
McCain is saying that any commission formed by states representatives who are NOT congress or congressionally appointed are non binding on congress, and that Napolitano, who is already appointed by congress, has the sole authority to declare the nations borders secure.
Of course, if McCain were always right, Palin would be in her first term as President, having forced the old guy out of office.
RINOs are people too on February 14, 2013 at 9:52 AM
For someone who is supposedly a “doctor” as you purported yourself to be, you sure seem to have a lot of time on your hands to hang around HA every day and bash anyone who doesn’t agree with your open borders position.
TxAnn56 on February 14, 2013 at 10:07 AM
How about we just call you what you are – a stupid liberal shill?
MelonCollie on February 14, 2013 at 10:22 AM
Perhaps I’m a dentist. They don’t open until noon.
Marcus on February 14, 2013 at 10:23 AM
If you’re a dentist then tell the tooth.
MelonCollie on February 14, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Keep telling yourself that, liberal.
Perhaps you’re a lying liberal.
xblade on February 14, 2013 at 10:26 AM
It sure is JB’s amnesty plan. Rubio has drunk the Kool Aid. Probably before he got his big promo at the convention.
McCain: [crickets, count to cinco means 'yes' ]
It is not constitutional for a commission to make decisions reserved for Congress, but it is constitutional for a Cabinet Secretary.
What does this dirty game have to do with Constitutionality anyway?
The dirtiest good cop/bad cop game in Washington, which preceded Obama, is the game where the President of the USA refuses to enforce border and immigration law, while the Congress pretends it has no oversight over the Executive branch refusing to enforce laws which the Congress is too cowardly to repeal because they know the public would go ballistic. Their Joint Proposed Solution to the Problem of a public unwilling to erase the borders of the US, is to give amnesty to all lawbreakers, along with a voter registration card
The Gang of Ocho sure inducted Senor Rubio mighty fast. They needed him before they started the ram rod. Which had to coordinate with the State of the Union. In which both sides took the same side. And the so called third side, Senor R. Paulo pulled a George Bush:
Everyone who hasn’t already figured it out. When a power group finds their base does not support the same goals, the only way to get the herd to move in the right direction is to set up good cop/bad cop, because it would take an anti establishment figurehead to get the suckers in line.
entagor on February 14, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Fixed it for ya!
When a power group finds their base does not support the same goals, the only way to get the herd to move in the right direction is to set up good cop/bad cop, because it would take an anti establishment figurehead to get the “RUBE” ios line.
Jayrae on February 14, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Ww!..We have to get “Big Sis” to take a drug test..:cool:
Dire Straits on February 14, 2013 at 11:07 AM
Fixed..
Dire Straits on February 14, 2013 at 11:15 AM
Might should have gone with Dr. in the sense that academics hold doctorates too. Dentists. Weak.
Bmore on February 14, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Not particular clever for a Dr.
Bmore on February 14, 2013 at 11:20 AM
particular=particularly, Of course I’m no Dr. either. ; )
Bmore on February 14, 2013 at 11:21 AM