White House, Advocates, Prod GOP Leaders To Pass Pro-American Immigration Reforms
by NEIL MUNRO
BreitBart.com
28 Jun 2017
The GOP-run House is expected to vote for two modest immigration-reform bills as soon as this week, but pro-American reformers are using the two votes to build loud and energetic public pressure for major reform legislation.
“This week’s immigration votes are House GOP leadership playing small ball instead of swinging for the fences,” said Robert Law, an advocate at the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
The two bills are dubbed “Kate’s Law,” and the “No Sanctuary For Criminals” act. Both measures were part of the strong Davis-Oliver Act, which was approved by the House immigration committee in late May.
The GOP leadership declined to bring the entire Davis-Oliver bill up for a floor vote, but did choose to schedule votes on the two portions, “Kate’s Law,” and the sanctuary cities bill. The GOP leaders also changed “Kate’s Law” by removing the core of the bill, which is a set of mandatory minimum penalties for illegals who reenter the United States.
“Kate’s Law and the sanctuary bill are baby steps in the right direction, but it’s baffling that they aren’t bringing up Davis-Oliver for a vote,” said Law. He continued:
The Davis-Oliver Act is exactly the type of “big league” legislation President Trump constantly talks about and provides federal and state law enforcement the tools they need for meaningful immigration reform. The House Judiciary Committee already marked up and passed Davis-Oliver and I am 100% certain it would pass the full House today if brought up for a vote. The decision to leave Davis-Oliver on the sidelines is a missed opportunity.
Both of the smaller bills are backed by the White House.
But White House officials also want to pump up public support for the two bills so they can pressure the GOP’s business-aligned leaders — especially House Speaker Paul Ryan — to also schedule a vote for the broader Davis-Oliver bill.
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