Saturday, November 1, 2014

Republican control of the Senate may well mean immigration amnesty

Most Republicans running for still-in-play US Senate seats are endorsed by the pro-immigration-amnesty US Chamber of Commerce. Consider those listed below without NumbersUSA high rankings or recommendations in parentheses to be sympathetic to amnesty when it comes time to vote on immigration reform, despite what they may say to get elected. The US Chamber doesn't endorse lightly these days, and it wants more cheap labor in this country, which comes at the expense of already unemployed and underemployed Americans.

Endorsed by the US Chamber:

Mitch McConnell in Kentucky (B+)
Thom Tillis in North Carolina
Thad Cochran in Mississippi (B+)
Tom Cotton in Arkansas (B+)
Joni Ernst in Iowa
Scott Brown in New Hampshire (D+)
Steve Daines in Montana (C+)
Corey Gardiner in Colorado (F-)
Mike Rounds in South Dakota
Shelly Moore Capito in West Virginia (C+)
Dan Sullivan in Alaska
Pat Roberts in Kansas (rated A+ by NumbersUSA)
Ed Gillespie in Virginia
Jim Oberweis in Illinois (used to be opposed to amnesty, but not now)
Terri Lynn Land in Michigan
Mike McFadden in Minnesota
Monica Wehby in Oregon

Not endorsed by US Chamber:

Ben Sasse in Nebraska
David Perdue in Georgia (rated "true reformer" by NumbersUSA)
Bill Cassidy in Louisiana (rated A- by Numbers USA)

Endorsement uncertain:

Jeff Bell in New Jersey
Allen Weh in New Mexico

On Tuesday 258 Republican candidates are bought and paid for by the illegal-alien-amnesty-friendly US Chamber of Commerce

Reported here:

Democrats, though, have increasingly fallen out of favor with the Chamber in the Obama era. In 2008, it endorsed 38 Democrats. In 2012, it endorsed five. This cycle, the Chamber has issued 260 endorsements, a total that includes just two Democrats — Reps. Henry Cuellar in Texas and Jim Costa in California. It promises that more Democratic endorsements are on the way, but it will be telling to see how much money the Chamber devotes to saving Democrats in tight races. ... In 2010, with big business rebelling against Democratic initiatives like the Affordable Care Act, cap-and-trade environmental protections and union-friendly "card check" legislation, the Chamber raised and spent $33 million on political activity, winning 87% of the races in which it endorsed a candidate. 

Friday, October 31, 2014

Colorado Republican Cory Gardner running for Senate openly promises to cave on illegal alien amnesty

Breitbart reports here:

Gardner also came out in favor of what he called “earned status” as “part” of comprehensive immigration reform when asked whether he favored extending legal status to illegal immigrants, and that “Ultimately I think the DREAM Act is going to be part of the solution.” ... Gardner, who carried a conservative voting record in the House, has steadily moved left on the issue after entering the Senate campaign against Udall.