Thread: President Joe Biden

Originally Posted by Samuel

And the "tea party wankers" won't support legalizing the 15 million illegal immigrants in America until the border is secured.

You can take that to the bank.

In case you're not getting the point, the tea party wankers are the ones that stopped the border being secured to Republican satisfaction.

FFS do I have to explain it a third time?

The Gang of Eight bill would essentially revamp every corner of U.S. immigration law, establishing a 13-year pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, with several security benchmarks that have to be met before they can obtain a green card. The measure would not only increases security along the border, but requires a mandatory workplace verification system for employers, trying to ensure no jobs are given to immigrants who are not authorized to work in the United States.
It also includes a new visa program for lesser-skilled workers – the product of negotiations between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and labor unions. And it shifts the country’s immigration policies away from a family-based system to one that is focused on more on work skills.

Immigration reform bill 2013: Senate passes legislation 68-32 - POLITICO

Republicans claim they first want to address border security before making any provision for the 11 million undocumented immigrants who live and work in the shadows. This is precisely what the Senate bill does.
The number of Border Patrol agents would be nearly doubled and 700 miles of fencing built before qualifying undocumented adults could even obtain green cards -- giving them permanent residence -- let alone apply for citizenship.
Even if the agents, the fence and other new security measures are in place sooner, green cards would not be awarded for at least 10 years after the bill becomes law.
Along the border with Mexico, there would be watch towers, camera systems, ground sensors and other high-tech gear. Drones are already patrolling the skies overhead, but the Senate bill calls for those, too. And again, all of this has to be in place -- and working well -- before eligible migrants would begin getting permanent permission to live and work here.

Boehner's Stall on Immigration | RealClearPolitics