How horrible is the revised border bill that the House GOP will attempt to pass today? Horrible enough that the likes of Steve King, Michele Bachmann, and Louie Gohmert seem positively giddy to be voting for it. Note the tweet below suggesting that this is the first time leadership has taken Michele Bachmann seriously in her entire tenure:
Reading through the final text of the border bill with @SteveKingIA. pic.twitter.com/ynmV102inz
— Michele Bachmann (@MicheleBachmann) August 1, 2014
King & Bachmann review & approve final language of House #immigration bill. pic.twitter.com/gG6EjALKtV — Steve King (@SteveKingIA) August 1, 2014
Bet it’s a real Latino vote killer RT @BresPolitico: Gohmert, Bachmann, Steve King all for revised GOP immigration bill #copolitics — americasvoice (@americasvoice) August 1, 2014
Steve King says he’s now leaning yes on border bill, thinks deal will “get done” today, ldrsp worked to whip him last night, tweak bill — Robert Costa (@costareports) August 1, 2014
That can’t be good. RT @timkmak Steve King predicts they’ll leave today’s GOP meeting w/deal. From details he’s been briefed on, he’s a yes — Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) August 1, 2014
Rep @SteveKingIA says border bill changes “are ones I’ve developed & advocated…it’s like I ordered it off the menu” http://t.co/MZ7D5T4GCt — DC (@costadaniel) August 1, 2014
Disturbing RT @jesseclee44: Not sure I’ve ever seen Steve King and Michelle Bachmann so happy.
— americasvoice (@americasvoice) August 1, 2014
Bachmann: “It was 1st time I’ve seen ldrsp recognize, w/ respect & admiration, work that [King] did. Steve helped to completely gut [bill].”
— Robert Costa (@costareports) August 1, 2014
Bachmann tells me she’s never seen leadership work so hard to win over her and King, calls this wk a singular moment in her entire tenure — Robert Costa (@costareports) August 1, 2014
Bachmann raves about the new GOP border bill, says it’s about “stopping the invasion of illegal foreign nationals into our country.” — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 1, 2014
Wow. RT @costareports Leadership went to King & Bachmann last night in HC-8 at the Capitol & took cues about how to move fwd, per King & MB. — Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) August 1, 2014
What are House Republicans trying to vote for today? The ending of DACA. The deportation of DREAMers. The eventual removal of more than 500,000 people who currently have work permits, are able to drive, and are pursuing the American dream. You can bet this vote is going to haunt Republicans this fall, and in election years to come. Democrats are already perfecting their messaging:
Per @AP: “@HouseGOP pushed legislation…that would clear…way for eventual deportation of more than 500,000 immigrants” http://t.co/5VbA0Ek8eK — Matthew Soerens (@MatthewSoerens) August 1, 2014
Rep. Joe Garcia: “We’re looking at possibly one of the most anti-Hispanic congresses in generations.”
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 1, 2014
Rep. Gutierrez went there: “It is almost as though they despise and hate all of our children.” — Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 1, 2014
Obama says House is working on one of “the most extreme and unworkable versions of a bill that they already know is going nowhere.” — Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 1, 2014
Rep. Roybal-Allard: What’s happening in the @HouseGOP is “outrageous, irresponsible, and un-American.” — Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) August 1, 2014
.@LorettaSanchez House Rs today are bringing up their only immigration related bill, and it’s one message: deport, deport, deport! — americasvoice (@americasvoice) August 1, 2014
Apparently @HouseGOP reaaaaaalllly wants Latino voters to know just.how.much. they hate them with these #DACA changes. — Alida Garcia (@leedsgarcia) August 1, 2014
So basically @HouseGOP needed 1 more night 2 make sure they could deport the maximum # of 5 year olds possible. #UAC #BorderCrisis — Alida Garcia (@leedsgarcia) August 1, 2014
This press conference is a good preview of Democrats’ 2016 Latino vote message http://t.co/Ygmw5gAKS9
— Elise Foley (@elisefoley) August 1, 2014
The GOP was ridiculed yesterday after failing to pass the original House border bill. But that’s nothing compared to the long-term demographic damage they’ll take by passing bills like today’s.
