(CNSNews.com) -- When asked whether legalizing illegal immigrants would help unemployed Americans, Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D.-Md.) responded by pointing to testimony from the director of the Congressional Budget Office that Van Hollen said indicated enactment of the Senate immigration bill (which gave illegal aliens a "path to citizenship') would "reduce the deficit and increase long-term economic growth."
CNSNews.com asked: "Do you think that allowing illegal aliens to stay in the United States and putting them on a path to citizenship will help unemployed Americans?"
Van Hollen responded: “I think what we need to do is pass comprehensive immigration reform, and I just came from a hearing with the non-partisan director of the Congressional Budget Office, who testified that if you passed the Senate bipartisan bill, you will reduce the deficit and increase long-term economic growth in the United States," Van Hollen replied.
CNSNews.com asked Van Hollen the question at the “Witness Wednesdays: Voices of the Unemployed” event on Capitol Hill. The same question was also put to Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), who objected that the question implied "that we want to encourage illegal immigration."
Kildee responded: "I think we need to have an immigration policy that is welcoming and open. If we're talking about specifically the children who are fleeing their countries because of the risk that they're facing, I think it's a false dichotomy. I think we can be a welcoming nation and also support the people who live here and are struggling."
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10 comments:
They are full of Shi.....
Exactly HOW?
Lots of claims and bloviating, but absolutely nothing to answer that question.
B S
Oh how the lies flow out of the mouths of the democrats and how their supporters swallow the BS by the shovelfuls.
The US will never see an investment on illegal return. The cost to educate them in the public school system alone is staggering.
Are Democrats really that stupid? What's even worse is that people will still vote for these clowns.
"I think we can be a welcoming nation and also support the people who live here and are struggling."
And how are you doing with just the struggling who already live here?
What a crock!
Not sure who I have the most contempt for: progressive democrat politicians, or the rank-and-file democrat morons who support them. As an independent, I recognize the massive limitations of the republicans. But these democrats are simply vile, ignorant trash.
lmao it's the blacks who will take it on the chin over this issue. Imagine when the Hispanics get enough to control the vote and elect the people they want. I can hear it now. welfare preferential treatment for blacks, why cause your ancestors were once slaves. sorry but us Mexicans weren't responsible for that so no preferential treatment for you! gonna be fun to watch that play out! keep voting for you own demise!
IN the very near future the Dems will be split into two factions 1) Blacks 2) Latinos. This is when the 'fun' really begins.
Van Hollen now wants to run for President?
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