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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 07:41 PM Jan 2018

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 Trump’s speech Tuesday night.




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In September, Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Obama-era program designed to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as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
Bravo orangecrush Jan 2018 #1
it is great attitude BUT he put himself out there he better be smart and ready bluestarone Jan 2018 #2
I'm happy he is standing up for the Dreamers. Things are to crazy and unpredictable right now, dewsgirl Jan 2018 #3

dewsgirl

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3. I'm happy he is standing up for the Dreamers. Things are to crazy and unpredictable right now,
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 08:02 PM
Jan 2018

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.

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