Renee Ellmers reaffirms her support for legal status for immigrants

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Source: Raleigh News & Observer

CARY — Facing criticism within her own party, U.S. Rep. Renee Ellmers on Wednesday doubled down on her push to give legal status to millions of immigrants living illegally in the country.

The Dunn Republican is making immigration overhaul a top priority even as it becomes a flashpoint in her re-election campaign and the prospect of a deal appears to fade on Capitol Hill.

“If I can do anything in Washington, I’d like to solve this problem,” the second-term lawmaker told a forum of immigration advocates in Cary.

Ellmers offered a broad outline of a plan that puts the emphasis foremost on securing the nation’s borders, while also including legal status for the roughly 11 million people living in the United States illegally.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/02/19/3637172/renee-ellmers-reaffirms-her-support.html

[R Merm]

1. Just to remind everyone who this woman is

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Despite that nugget, I reaffirm that she, and all of her Repub office holder colleagues, are vile.

Just incredibly vile people. McCrony, Tillis, Ellmers, on and on and on and on...these are not nice people...in many cases, these are not smart people.

But they are incredibly destructive, selfish, greedy, vile people.

[Lasher]

3. Comes as no surprise, there's plenty of Republicans who want this sort of immigration reform.

Who can forget Saint Ronnie's amnesty? And how about Junior, along with his pal McCain, who pushed for this same legal status for these 11 million people? They are the corporate toady faction of the GOP, who want lots of cheap labor.