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— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by The Hill.

Bachmann Warns Against ‘Illiterate’ Immigrants

November 24, 2014 Buck Banks

The social cost will be profound on the U.S. taxpayer — millions of unskilled, illiterate, foreign nationals coming into the United States who can’t speak the English language. Even though the president says they won’t be able to vote, we all know that many, in all likelihood, will vote… It’s a wink and a nod, we all know it’s going to happen.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), telling the Washington Post that the immigrants given new protections by President Obama could become “illiterate” Democratic voters.

GOP Trots Out the Old ‘Amnesty’ Chestnut in Response to Obama Immigration Threats

November 14, 2014 Buck Banks

This president has been floating the trial balloon on executive amnesty for a long time. Today, new details surfaced that the president plans to attempt amnesty as early as next Friday, sending us into a constitutional crisis.

— Rep. Steve King (R-IA), quoted by The Hill, on President Obama using executive action to make immigration changes.

Colbert: Obama Stole Immigration Idea from GOP

September 9, 2014 Buck Banks

He stole that idea from the Republicans. They’ve had the idea of putting off doing something about immigration reform for over a decade.

— Stephen Colbert, expressing mock anger over President Obama’s delay on immigration reform.

Obama Still Dancing Around Immigration Decision

September 8, 2014 Buck Banks

I’m being honest now about the politics of it.

— President Obama, in an interview on Meet the Press, about his decision to delay action in immigration reform.

LePage Looks to China for Wall-Building Expertise

September 4, 2014 Buck Banks

If we can’t build a fence high enough … we ought to go to China and see how they built a wall.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), quoted by the Bangor Daily News, on illegal immigration.

Get Rick Perry out from behind a teleprompter,
And he’s more like butcher, less like a doctor.
When it comes to immigration,
Just pass him some ammunition.
He’s shooting little wetbacks from a helicopter.

Nonreform’s the Norm

July 1, 2014 Buck Banks

For Republicans, it’s a source of chronic inflammation,
And in the midterms, it would mean mass immolation.
And so, alas,
It shall not pass,
‘Til the GOP is hoisted upon the petard of immigration.

If Republicans Don’t Pass Immigration Reform, They Shouldn’t Run in ’16

May 12, 2014 Buck Banks

If the Republicans don’t do it they shouldn’t bother to run a candidate in 2016. I mean, think about that. Think about who the voters are.

— Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, quoted by Huffington Post , on the need to pass immigration reform.

Schumer: If GOP’s Anti-Immigration Stance Will Lose Elections

April 29, 2014 Buck Banks

Shame on us as Republicans for having a body that cannot generate a solution to an issue that’s national security, that’s cultural, that’s economic. I’m close to the people in the House, but I’m disappointed in my party. Are we still the party of self-deportation?

— Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), quoted by The Hill.

— Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), telling the Washington Post that the immigrants given new protections by President Obama could become “illiterate” Democratic voters.

This president has been floating the trial balloon on executive amnesty for a long time. Today, new details surfaced that the president plans to attempt amnesty as early as next Friday, sending us into a constitutional crisis.

— Rep. Steve King (R-IA), quoted by The Hill, on President Obama using executive action to make immigration changes.

He stole that idea from the Republicans. They’ve had the idea of putting off doing something about immigration reform for over a decade.

— Stephen Colbert, expressing mock anger over President Obama’s delay on immigration reform.

I’m being honest now about the politics of it.

— President Obama, in an interview on Meet the Press, about his decision to delay action in immigration reform.

If we can’t build a fence high enough … we ought to go to China and see how they built a wall.

— Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R), quoted by the Bangor Daily News, on illegal immigration.

If the Republicans don’t do it they shouldn’t bother to run a candidate in 2016. I mean, think about that. Think about who the voters are.

— Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue, quoted by Huffington Post , on the need to pass immigration reform.

The Republican Party knows if it continues to be seen as anti-immigrant, they’re going to lose election after election.

— Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), quoted by the New York Daily News.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%