Kris Kobach: Even Limited Amnesty Goodlatte Bill Is ‘Bad Policy’ and It ‘Hurts Our Country’
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PENCE: "The president took a stand for the Constitution and the rule of law. But he set a timetable to March the 5th to say now Congress has to come together and work in such a way to not only solve the DACA problem but also to keep the promises that he made to the American people."
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KILMEADE: "But can Congress get it done and can the president keep that promise and build a wall? Here to weigh in on what’s next for immigration, because it seems dead in the Senate and struggling in the House, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach. He helped draft the president’s immigration policy and also the four pillars which is out there which some on the right aren’t even happy with those four pillars because they include 1.8 million DACA kids with a path to citizenship. First off, would you like to see something done in the Senate and the House or you would rather have the current system than what you see out there?"
KOBACH: "Well, I think the -- the best outcome would be the Goodlatte bill out of the House, which is a very limited amnesty, only for 700,000. And bear in mind, that amnesty is bad policy and it hurts our country. But it is outweighed by a bunch of good things. E-verify for the whole nation, getting rid of chain migration -- that’s the only deal that I think is even remotely acceptable. But you know, Brian, what -- what I see happening is this, absolutely nothing coming out of the Congress, because we saw last week what the Senate did. They debated on four different proposals, none of those proposals could get to 60 votes. So what that tells the House members is, look, if we spend weeks, you know, deliberating on a House bill, we're going to throw it over to the Senate and it’s not going to pass the Senate anyway. So they may be thinking, you know what? Why waste the time when we will spend all that time and energy and then the Senate will just throw it in the trash and do nothing."
