Political Wire

  • Front Page
  • Sign in
  • Members
    • Monthly – $6 a month
    • Annual – $60 a year
    • Member Benefits
    • Exclusive Analysis
    • Member Library
    • My Favorites
  • Resources
    • Political Calendar
    • Political Job Hunt
    • Political Dictionary
    • Electoral Vote Map
  • Advertise
  • Newsletter
  • Contact Us
You are here: Home / Immigration / What Next for Republicans on Immigration?

What Next for Republicans on Immigration?

November 21, 2014 at 9:46 am EST By Taegan Goddard 18 Comments

First Read notes it’s almost impossible to imagine what GOP-passed legislation might look like. Republicans couldn’t even agree on a political strategy to combat the president’s ‘constitutional overstep’ – the thing that unites them. How will they find common ground on an issue as complex, messy and demographically fraught as immigration reform?”

“There’s a danger here for the GOP if they get too focused on the process and ignore the policy challenge facing them. If they focus too much on tactics, it will quickly frustrate the public which clearly has less patience for gridlock than everyone in Washington realizes. Republicans would be in a very different place on this issue right now and on their criticism of the president’s action if they had ANY bill – even one that might not get presidential support — to show the public. But they don’t have ANY bill… not a singular one that is border security first. Nothing.”

[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]John Boehner has proven himself unable to control his caucus so the onus will be on Mitch McConnell, an extremely skilled legislator, to take the lead for Republicans. [/speech_bubble]

FavoriteLoadingSave to Favorites
Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on Email

Filed Under: Immigration, Republicans Tagged With: John Boehner, Mitch McConnell

Recent Posts

White House Primes Pipeline of Federal Judges

March 3, 2021 at 11:30 pm EST

“The White House is quietly working with Senate Democrats to ensure President Biden has a steady stream of nominees for the federal courts,” Axios reports. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare…

GOP Lawmaker Says Face Masks Can Damage Souls

March 3, 2021 at 10:46 pm EST

Idaho state Rep. Karey Hanks (R) said she has “done some research” and concluded that face masks can cause injuries to “even our souls,” KTVB reports. Save to FavoritesShare on…

Newspaper Seeks to Unseal Warrant for Burr’s Phone

March 3, 2021 at 10:38 pm EST

“The Los Angeles Times has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to unseal the warrant that authorized federal authorities to search Sen. Richard Burr’s (R-NC) cellphone as part of the FBI…

Pompeo Won’t Rule Out 2024 White House Bid

March 3, 2021 at 10:35 pm EST

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declined to rule out a run for the White House if former President Donald Trump does not seek the office in 2024, telling Fox…

House Passes Expansive Police Reform Bill

March 3, 2021 at 9:44 pm EST

“The House on Wednesday passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, an expansive police reform measure named for the 46-year-old Black man who died last Memorial Day after a…

Lin Wood Called for Pence’s Execution

March 3, 2021 at 8:00 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 4:25 pm EST

Daily Beast: “Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood has been banished from a private lawyer’s club in Atlanta after calling for former Vice President Mike Pence to face a firing squad. Wood,…

The Senate Seats Most Likely to Flip

March 3, 2021 at 7:00 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 2:52 pm EST

Simone Pathe ranks the U.S. Senate seats most likely to change parties in 2022: Pennsylvania (R-Toomey, retiring) Georgia (D-Warnock, running) Wisconsin (R-Johnson, undecided) North Carolina (R-Burr, retiring) Arizona (D-Kelly, running)…

Watchdog Cites Elaine Chao for Misuse of Office

March 3, 2021 at 6:15 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 6:16 pm EST

“The Transportation Department’s inspector general asked the Justice Department in December to consider a criminal investigation into what it said was Elaine Chao’s misuse of her office as transportation secretary…

Where Democratic Senators Stand on the Filibuster

March 3, 2021 at 6:00 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 5:40 pm EST

Daily Kos has put together a spreadsheet updating where each Democratic U.S. Senator stands on eliminating the filibuster. With Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) now in favor to move a voting…

Disinformation Spreads Quicker When It’s Far Right

March 3, 2021 at 5:00 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 11:45 am EST

The Week: “Left-leaning and centrist news publications get fewer clicks on Facebook if they publish false stories. But far-right publications experience the opposite, nabbing nearly twice as much Facebook engagement…

How Much Does a ‘D’ Matter?

March 3, 2021 at 4:30 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 1:52 pm EST

When a Morning Consult poll left out that the coronavirus relief bill was drafted by Democrats, 77% approved of the legislation. Whey it was identified as a Democratic bill, 71%…

What Fuels Skeptics of Science

March 3, 2021 at 4:00 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 11:13 am EST

Vox: “There is reason to think that many so-called ‘skeptics’ aren’t experiencing doubt at all. Instead, says Robbie Sutton, a social psychologist at the University of Kent who studies belief…

Threats to Members of Congress Nearly Double

March 3, 2021 at 3:30 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 4:50 pm EST

Associated Press: “The acting chief of the U.S. Capitol Police says there has been a more than 93% increase in the number of threats received by members of Congress in…

Reed Hiring Staff for New York Governor Bid

March 3, 2021 at 3:04 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 3:59 pm EST

Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) has begun hiring staffers to work on a campaign for governor of New York, a clear sign he’s nearing a bid, Axios reports. Save to FavoritesShare…

Johnson Will Ask for Complete Reading of Relief Bill

March 3, 2021 at 2:56 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 2:58 pm EST

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has told colleagues he will ask for a reading of entire coronavirus relief bill on the Senate floor, The Hill reports. Senate Minority Whip John Thune…

Biden Rips Governors of Texas and Mississippi

March 3, 2021 at 2:51 pm EST

President Biden on Wednesday criticized the governors of Texas and Mississippi for ending mask mandates and rolling back other coronavirus restrictions, saying “the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking,”…

Trump Weighs 2024 Bid Without Mike Pence

March 3, 2021 at 2:41 pm EST

“Donald Trump is telling allies he’s strongly considering another run for president in 2024 — and close advisers want him to choose someone other than former Vice President Mike Pence…

Hunter Biden Probe Is ‘Ongoing’

March 3, 2021 at 2:30 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 11:52 am EST

The federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s “tax affairs” is “active and ongoing,” two sources familiar with the status of the probe told Fox News. And as President Biden vowed, the U.S. attorney’s…

Facebook to Lift Political Ad Ban

March 3, 2021 at 2:15 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 1:39 pm EST

Facebook will finally allow advertisers to resume running political and social issue ads in the U.S. on Thursday, Axios reports. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on…

Cuomo Says He’s Not Going to Resign

March 3, 2021 at 1:50 pm ESTMarch 3, 2021 at 1:51 pm EST

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that he will not resign despite growing bipartisan criticism over sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by three women. Said Cuomo: “I’m not…

« Boehner Says Obama Is ‘Damaging the Presidency’
House Republicans Sue Over Health Care Law »

Your Account

Sign in

Latest for Members

  • When Democrats Take Over a Red State
  • Tougher Times for Third Party Candidates

About Political Wire

goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.

Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.

Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.

Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

Praise for Political Wire

“There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. Political Wire is one of them.”

— Chuck Todd, host of “Meet the Press”

“Concise. Relevant. To the point. Political Wire is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all.”

— Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the Rothenberg Political Report

“Political Wire is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.”

— Charlie Cook, editor of the Cook Political Report

“The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom — nicely packaged, constantly updated… What political junkie could ask for more?”

— Larry Sabato, Center for Politics, University of Virginia

“Political Wire is a great, great site.”

— Joe Scarborough, host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”

“Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his Political Wire an addictive blog habit you don’t want to kick.”

— Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

“Political Wire is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere.”

— Glenn Reynolds, founder of Instapundit

“I rely on Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It’s an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading.”

— Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist.

Copyright © 2021 · Goddard Media LLC | Privacy Policy

Political Wire ® is a registered trademark of Goddard Media LLC