Jon Kyl Blames Obama For Failure Of Immigration Reform Under Bush
Lying liars lying,again.
The Supreme Courts ruling Monday against major parts of Arizonas immigration law highlighted the GOPs bind on the issue, with Mitt Romney awkwardly equivocating. A leading Arizona Republican sought to ease his partys troubles by devising a novel claim: that President Obama was to blame for Congresss failure to pass immigration reform under President Bush.
I note that in his response to todays Supreme Court ruling, President Obama called on Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. I also note that the bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill I helped draft in 2007 was killed in part by then-Senator Obama, Sen. Jon Kyl (AZ), a Republican leadership member, said in a statement.
The problem: Obama voted in favor of Bushs 2007 immigration legislation, while Kyl joined the filibuster that quashed it.
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