GOP Spanish Language Ads Blame Dems for Bill to make aliens into felons [View All]

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I heard Reids office was onto this. but also heard that Repugs plan on running it --or maybe started already.

anything new on this?==this was posted last friday on DU.

Fri Apr-14-06 09:59 AM
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GOP Spanish Language Ads Blame Dems for Bill to make aliens into felons
Here's an excerpt from an AP article distributed this morning. Have they no shame? The GOP members in the House pass a bill making it a felony to be an undocumented resident in the US and then try to blame the Dems for their action.

"... Republicans disclosed a Spanish-language radio advertising campaign designed to shoulder Democrats with the responsibility for legislation passed by the GOP-controlled House that would make illegal immigrants subject to felony charges.

The ads are scheduled to air in New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada — states with large Latino populations. ... In the House, Republicans drafted legislation to make illegal immigrants subject to felony charges. Democrats say they were denied a chance to eliminate criminal penalties from the bill.

At another point, Republicans tried to substitute misdemeanor charges for felonies in the bill. Democrats opposed that effort, with at least some of them saying they wanted no criminal penalties at all. Republicans then passed the overall bill — including felony charges — on a largely party-line vote."

Full text:
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na...