Powerful GOP Congressman defies Bush on Immigration

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Powerful GOP Congressman defies Bush

RAW STORY
Published: Monday July 10, 2006

According to a story in Tuesday's New York Times, Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), the powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is the primary impediment to George W. Bush's plans for immigration reform, Raw Story has learned.

The Times says of him, "Sensenbrenner, 63, can be neutrally described as a Washington piece of work -- a big-bellied curmudgeon with a taste for old Caddies, pontoon boats and enormous cigars. He is equally at home discussing policy minutiae or the disgusting details of his Dalmatian's recent intestinal problems."

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Sensenbrenner's conservative populism often rubs the House Republican leadership, many Senate Republicans and the Bush White House the wrong way. He has emerged as the chief promoter of the House's "enforcement-first" approach, emphasizing border security, criminal penalties for illegal immigrants and sanctions against employers who hire them.

The congressman, described even by his friends as "prickly," "cantankerous" and "unpleasant," has no tolerance for illegal immigrants. He even uses a do-it-yourself carwash rather than risk having his Cadillac cleaned by someone of uncertain national origin. And he has made clear his refusal to compromise with the Senate's and the president's plan to offer immigrants a path to citizenship.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Powerful_GOP_Congressman_defies_Bush_0710.html

[bluerum]

1. My God. Redneck tobacco sucking gut busters like this still exist?!

[ClassWarrior]

2. Yes they do, but not for long with your help. (See graphic below...)

NGU.

[LittleClarkie]

4. He's kinda rich to be a redneck

He's more like a pampered, spoiled baby. You can't go to a meeting and disagree with him, or he gets petulant.

A co-worker used to live next to him, and said that their parents attitude was that nothing was too good for their precious children. Finest private schools, finest colleges, whatever.

www.bryankennedyforcongress.com

[MrSlayer]

3. Well I can agree with the congressman on this.

I doubt that would be the case on just about anything else he stands for.

[bluerum]

5. What - you wash your car to keep dirty immigrants hands from it?

[MrSlayer]

6. LOL! No.

I meant the securing the borders, deporting the illegals and prosecuting businesses that employ them part. I don't even own a car.

[unlawflcombatnt]

7. Me Too

This is one issue I agree with Sensenbrenner on. Illegal immigration provides cheap labor for Corporate America, helping drive American wages down. Sensenbrenner has publicly stated that the biggest source of the illegal immigration problem is the illegal hiring by employers who want the cheap labor. And he's absolutely right on this one.

unlawflcombatnt

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