I’m not sure how long Steve Gill has been involved in politics but he certainly sounds like a neophyte when talking spreading lies the immigration bill being debated by the US Senate today.
Oh, right, I always forget. The spread of misinformation is a key element of his show.
If Screaming Tightie Rightie Gill wanted to tell the truth, he’d tell you that the reason why Senate Republicans are introducing ridiculous amendment after ridiculous amendment to this bill is so that the issue will never be resolved. The “immigration problem” is too good a divisive campaign issue and Senate Republicans like John Cornyn don’t want it to go away. If it does, then how will they be able to use it to manipulate the electorate?
And instead of just telling you that the Senators who voted against the Cornyn amendment want to “allow those convicted of sexual offenses, felony crimes and drunken driving convictions to get amnesty,” he’s add the nuance (a staple of thoughtful public policy) and tell you that Cornyn’s amendment would also bar those in violation of immigration laws from gaining residency or citizenship, which would, you know, defeat the purpose of the bill.
He also left out that Cornyn’s amendment, if passed, would have prevented immigrants who have fought in Iraq for us, but who don’t have proper documentation, from taking advantage of the new laws. You know, the service men and women that President Bush had in mind when on July 3, 2002 he reauthorized a quick path to citizenship for legal immigrants serving in the armed forces in time of war. Gill really supports the troops with his, “Hey, thanks for your service, now get out!” approach to immigration reform.
