Maddow: GOP and talk radio were ‘elated’ to fight George W. Bush on immigration, too
NBC host Rachel Maddow pointed out on Thursday that Republicans’ staunch opposition to comprehensive immigration reform did not begin during President Barack Obama’s administration.
“Not that long ago it was President [George W.] Bush pushing for immigration reform and [Sen.] Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (R-AL) and Rush Limbaugh beating him so he would not get it,” Maddow said.
Maddow showed footage of a 2006 address Bush gave promoting a “middle ground” in immigration policy, which in turn led to a 2007 bill that he hoped to push through Congress. But the bill failed in the Senate despite generating bipartisan support, with 33 Republicans voting it down.
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The right wing hate media know their white, rural, low-wage (eg, work directly, manually with machinery, dirt, animals, plants), low-info (ignorant, uneducated) viewers/listeners/rabble are nativists, xenophobes, racists.
Right-wing hate media make their money selling ads/audience ratings, so rousing the rabble against immigrants (Repug base from its low socio/economic perch needs somebody to look down on) and immigration reform is just a perennial business, like immigration/immigrants is a perennial campaign topic for politicians.

at the idea that securing our borders instead of letting anyone just waltz on in is "racist."
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@ Boos fantasy Republicans.

