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Dem bringing 'Dreamer' to SOTU: You'll have to 'break my bones' before threatening my guest
Source: The Hill
BY AVERY ANAPOL - 01/30/18 06:25 PM EST
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) fired back Tuesday at a GOP lawmaker who called for Capitol Police to arrest undocumented immigrants on the spot at the State of the Union address.
Connolly, like dozens of other lawmakers, is bringing a Dreamer as his guest to President Trumps speech Tuesday night.
Link to tweet
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) tweeted Tuesday morning that he had contacted the Capitol Police and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to urge them to arrest undocumented immigrants in attendance.
In September, Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Obama-era program designed to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, now known as Dreamers.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/371495-dem-lawmaker-bringing-dreamer-to-sotu-youll-have-to-break-my-bones-before
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Dem bringing 'Dreamer' to SOTU: You'll have to 'break my bones' before threatening my guest (Original Post)
DonViejo
Jan 2018
OP
it is great attitude BUT he put himself out there he better be smart and ready
bluestarone
Jan 2018
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orangecrush
(19,562 posts)1. Bravo
This is the attitude that is needed.
bluestarone
(16,951 posts)2. it is great attitude BUT he put himself out there he better be smart and ready
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)3. I'm happy he is standing up for the Dreamers. Things are to crazy and unpredictable right now,
I wonder if something awful is going to happen. The state of our politics, has moved at hyper speed since yesterday morning. Anything to distract and if they can play to the base at the same time, I see them doing it.