Some Democrats to Block Bipartisan-Sponsored Bill to Make Deportations of Illegal Children from Central America Easier
There is a bipartisan-sponsored bill out to undo the law that is helping attract tens of thousands of illegal children to the Texas border:
The Cornyn-Cuellar bill, known as the Humane Act, would allow children from Central American countries to opt to be voluntarily sent home, as migrant children from Mexico and Canada can currently choose. It also would allow children with a legal claim for remaining in the country to make their case before an immigration judge within seven days of undergoing a screening by the Department of Homeland Security. Judges would then have 72 hours to decide whether the child can remain in the country with a sponsor while pursing legal action.
The legislation would also authorize up to 40 new immigration judges to expedite the process, and it would require a plan, as well as additional resources, for gaining operational control over 90 percent of the nation’s southern border.
The legislation is sponsored by “two Texas lawmakers — Senator John Cornyn, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, and Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat.”
What’s the holdup?
The legislation is expected to encounter resistance from some congressional Democrats.
There’s a new poll out today from the Washington Post showing the public dislikes Obama’s approach to the border crisis, and dislikes even more the approach by “Republicans in Congress.” (Apparently Republicans control Congress now?)
Hey, Washington Post! Try telling the poll respondents that Democrats will be blocking a bill to allow quicker deportation of these children. See how that polls, why don’t you?
HAHAHA Don’t be silly. The WaPo doesn’t work that way.
JWB (c1c08f) — 7/15/2014 @ 8:15 amOK, so according to the NYT and the WaPo, Republicans are addressing immigration only because they need to prove to moderate voters that they aren’t uniformly hostile to brown people, whereas Democrats are addressing immigration because they want to try and alleviate this humanitarian crisis at the border.
My God, is vota a reporter for one of those newspapers?
JVW (feb406) — 7/15/2014 @ 8:21 amThis bill is as orchestrated as the waves of immigrants at the border.
The bill will go down to defeat, and the proponents and opposition can then make their faux outraged speeches to their bases and go back to square one.
Patricia (5fc097) — 7/15/2014 @ 8:25 amThis is news??
A couple of days ago, Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman of the Senate Judiaciary Commiitee, said he is dead set against any change in the 2008 law.
The Wall Street Journal, 4 days ago (Friday, July 11, 2014, page 2, columns 4 and 5)
Some Senate Democrats Balk at Faster Deportations
And even if the law was changed, it would only change it slightly. If some kid knew what he was doing and had been properly instructed, of course there would still be hearing, because all taht ti would do is allow voluntary departure.
Sorry that I didn’t get around to writing everything relevant about this topic. I was concentrating on tuberculosis.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 7/15/2014 @ 9:47 amYour fixation on TB, it ain’t natural, Sammy, it ain’t natural…
Colonel Haiku (017a27) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:10 am“Hey, Washington Post! Try telling the poll respondents that Democrats will be blocking a bill to allow quicker deportation of these children. See how that polls, why don’t you?”
But that would require some honesty on WP’s part, Patterico! Ain’t gonna happen, wouldn’t be prudent to show lefties for what they are.
Colonel Haiku (8a1837) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:19 am“My God, is vota a reporter for one of those newspapers?”
No, he mows the lawn for one.
Mike K (b5c01a) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:22 amhttp://hotair.com/archives/2014/07/15/about-that-poll-that-shows-obama-has-the-upper-hand-over-gop-on-border-crisis/
narciso (24b824) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:28 amEl Salvador and Honduras are on the list of country with State Department travel warnings – Guatemala is not. (although I read a story of a girl leaviong honduras and the first thing or first time she got robbed in Guatemala)
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/alertswarnings.html
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:29 amSammy – Does the State Department issue travel warning for Flint, Detroit and New Orleans where the murder rate is just a little below that of Honduras?
daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 7/15/2014 @ 11:02 am10. daleyrocks (bf33e9) — 7/15/2014 @ 11:02 am
Sammy – Does the State Department issue travel warning for Flint, Detroit and New Orleans where the murder rate is just a little below that of Honduras?
It only does for foreign countries. Neither does anybody else, like perhaps OSHA might (hazardous to work there in other words) This kind of thing is ignored.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 7/15/2014 @ 11:48 am5. Colonel Haiku (017a27) — 7/15/2014 @ 10:10 am
Your fixation on TB, it ain’t natural, Sammy, it ain’t natural…
They were saying it was dangerous.
Here is a Cleveland clinic publication from 2003 all the new (2000) guidelines how to interpret for tuberculosis tests and when to do them from the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/1/49.full.pdf
Someone newly infected wouldn’t even test postive too early maybe 25% or more of the time.
It said, by the way, that BCG is given in most of the developing world and Eastern Europe.
Anoither fact I ran across is that lung cancer is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, particularly in India, where there is 8 times as much TB as lung cancer. There is also an association between getting TB scars and getting cancer (but maybe the same vulnerability can cause both. The TB related cancer is easier tio treat than other cancers. One person has a theory that a bacterium can cause lung cancer.
I was reading about George Orwell too (in the famous people wth TB series. Not an official series. But I have anumber fof biographies.
He was able to procure a supply of sterptomycin at a time when it was generally available in Great Britain, but it caused too many side effects in him and they had to stop it although what was lefgt over cured two other people.
It is not clear why there was this recommendation for limited activity and why they even, when he wasin bad shape, would take away his typewriter. I can understand maybe the body is fighhting it and when other activity is undergone not enough antibodies are manufactured.
Sammy Finkelman (d22d64) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:04 pmA proper question: “President Obama proposes spending about $60,000 for each Central American child entering the US illegally, to provide lawyers and other support while they await immigration hearings. Republicans propose immediate deportation at the cost of airfare, as would be done with children from Mexico. Which do you think is a better use of your tax money?”
Kevin M (b357ee) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:05 pmThe democratic base wants the children to stay and senate democrats better filibuster any bill to deport them. Mrs. Clinton will support the children. Republicans are evil deport them not the children.
vota (c8d2c6) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:25 pmI would be surprised if Harry even allows it to come to the floor of the Senate.
askeptic (efcf22) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:26 pmThe Republicans need to find a Mexican or Canadian child who has been subject to this law and file suit in their name challenging the law under Equal Protection.
askeptic (efcf22) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:30 pmEither all are subject to immediate return, or all are to be given their Wilburforce due process.
@16 Right on! Now your getting with the program.
vota (c8d2c6) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:41 pmand you need to have your physician review your prescription for your Passive-Aggressive Syndrome.
askeptic (efcf22) — 7/15/2014 @ 12:44 pmThe top level people in charge of securing the US border are the same ones responsible for security at Benghazi. With a deadlier more longer lasting blow organizing and gathering strength over the horizon just out of sight. Susan Rice has memorized her talking points and is already in dress rehearsal for the TV shows. Fool me once, fool me twice, keep doing it so long as they don’t start shooting back.
Look out kids, you’re gonna get hit!
ropelight (86c6f6) — 7/16/2014 @ 6:29 amGod knows when but they doin’ it again
Colonel Haiku (fdf771) — 7/16/2014 @ 7:15 am