House votes to approve border security measure

[DonViejo]

Source: Washington Post

House Republicans managed Friday to overcome deep divisions within the party and passed a measure to address the child-migrant surge at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The bill would provide emergency funding to deal with the crisis and speed up the deportations of most border crossers. A second measure, scheduled to be voted on later Friday, would rescind President Obama’s authority to decide whether to deport certain illegal immigrants in the United States.

The measures are unlikely to ever become law, as the White House, most Democrats and immigration advocates strongly oppose the proposals.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-gop-moves-closer-on-immigration-bill-ahead-of-recess/2014/08/01/11084a2e-1983-11e4-9e3b-7f2f110c6265_story.html

[PoliticAverse]

1. Reid: House border bill DOA in Senate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014860415

[Louisiana1976]

3. Good. It's a good thing the measures are unlikely to ever become law because they're bad bills.

[Kablooie]

7. But now the Republicans will point to Democrats as the ones who won't help the children.

That's probably why they got it passed.
They have no intention of helping the crisis.
They only want to shift the blame to the Democrats.
It's pure empty politics with no substance at all.

[yallerdawg]

2. But we did finally get a compromise in the House!

The far right base compromised with the far, far right fringe.

Epic Shakespearean:

"...it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Yep

Their great leader Canada Cruz shepherded it through.

[Babel_17]

4. On one level, there's an opportunity here

The vote implies that the issue can no longer be ignored. The opportunity is that it is now harder for Republicans to avoid engagement on the issue. That means discussion, debate, and, eventually, a good compromise.

Our side needs to start publicly pestering them with questions. We need them to elaborate. That pressures them to deal with reality and sound reasonable. If they want to sound deranged or unreasonable, well, that can't be maintained indefinitely and the electorate is going to eventually enforce a real solution.

[Sadie5]

6. I just don't understand

when they talk about deporting these kids what exactly are they planning to do with them. Will they march them to the border and shoo them across? Or will they make some attempt to locate adequate housing and food for them and then locate some parents instead of just dumping them. We are talking kids here that probably can't find their way back to their native country.

[Kablooie]

8. They don't plan on doing anything.

It's all just politics to get Republicans reelected.
There is not one iota of intention to deal with the crisis in any shape or form.

[olegramps]

9. The Headline is typical of the Republican MSM.

The people who control the propaganda know that many, if not most, people only glance at the content of the article. The headline is clearly written to deceive people of the facts.