Democrats accuse Rep. Smith of hypocrisy

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http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/Democrats-accuse-Rep-Smith-of-hypocrisy-1466714.php">San Antonio Express-News 7/15/11
Democrats accuse Rep. Smith of hypocrisy

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Thursday denounced an immigration bill authored by Rep. Lamar Smith as “petty partisan politics” and accused the San Antonio Republican of being a hypocrite for introducing the measure to spur deportations.

Smith filed the “Hinder the Administration's Legalization Temptation” Act, or HALT, after the White House announced it would prioritize deportations to remove violent criminals and terrorists.

“The Obama administration has ignored the will of Congress and the American people by using executive branch authority to allow illegal immigrants to remain in the United States,” said Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

But Democrats distributed a letter signed by Smith in 1999 asking the Clinton administration to use more prosecutorial discretion in immigration cases, taking hardship into account in cases involving deportations.

“This contradiction demonstrates yet another attempt by Rep. Smith to engage in a political game centered on blaming our broken immigration system on immigrants,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin.

Lamer Smith is one of our worst partisan republican hacks in Congress. Oh how I wish this guy would lose his seat.