Boehner: 'Biggest impediment we have in moving immigration reform is American people don’t trust president to enforce or implement law…'
@ThePlumLineGS No, it's not. Who runs the Department of Homeland Security? ICE?
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@ByronYork GOP critique is Obama setting enforcement priorities. By embracing reform they can establish what they think priorities should be -
@ThePlumLineGS You're assuming they trust Obama to enforce GOP enforcement priorities. They don't. -
@ByronYork Byron, is there any set of enforcement conditions/metrics under which Rs would embrace legalization for the 11 million? -
@ThePlumLineGS Obviously some Rs already do. But for many, would require evidence of multi-year heightened enforcement first. -
@ByronYork They support idea in principle. But is there any concrete proposal for legalization, packaged with real triggers, they'd support? -
@ThePlumLineGS Gang8, other plans begin with immediate legalization. Many Rs believe that would never be withdrawn, triggers or no. -
@ByronYork Right, but that's just another way of saying there isn't any legalization/triggers proposal they're willing to support. No? -
@ThePlumLineGS Not if trigger plan begins with immediate legalization and the premise that it would be withdrawn if triggers not met. - 4 more replies
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@ByronYork Let's just face reality: Rs can't find a way to embrace legal status for the 11 million they can accept. That's the obstacle hereThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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