Republicans have raised several objections to the White Houses plan to address the child-migrant crisis, but none so self-discrediting as their objection to the nearly $4 billion cost of the bill. That objection is self-discrediting for two reasons: First, because Republicans are on record in support of substantially more spending to shore up the border. Second, because with respect to immigration (and everything else) their claims to fiscal probity are a shell game they return to anytime they need a plausible-sounding reason to object to something they oppose for other reasons. To demonstrate both, one need only look back to the Senates comprehensive immigration reform bill, which Republicans helped design and pass just over a year ago.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 17:20:57 +0000
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