{"id":16395,"date":"2018-02-08T08:49:09","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=16395"},"modified":"2018-12-28T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T15:59:00","slug":"nancy-pelosi-government-shutdown-gambit-shows-interests-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2018\/02\/08\/nancy-pelosi-government-shutdown-gambit-shows-interests-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Pelosi Government Shutdown Gambit Shows Where her Interests Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Speaking at an event in Cambridge, Massachusetts, last week, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi argued<\/a> it was the issue of government spending, not Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), that was increasing the chances of a government shutdown.<\/p>\n

“If there never were one\u00a0Dreamer on the face of the Earth … we would still not have an agreement in the budget debate,” Pelosi said.<\/p>\n

She went on to claim there would be no shutdown if Republicans would agree to \u201clift the domestic spending in the same proportion they’re lifting defense” spending included in a stopgap measure.<\/p>\n

So when Republican leaders agreed to boost non-defense spending, her bluff was called. The House did approve a temporary spending bill to extend most agency funding until March 23 and promptly sent it to the Senate for consideration.<\/p>\n

Prospects of another shutdown were dead, until Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) revived them, telling reporters spending bill without a DACA promise was tantamount to \u201ca complete betrayal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pelosi relented after Gutierrez and private opposition from other Congressional Hispanic Caucus members.<\/p>\n

While conceding<\/a> “many Democratic priorities” were addressed but since the bill \u201cdoes nothing to advance bipartisan legislation to protect Dreamers\u201d she and the Democrats would not support it and risk a shutdown \u2013 which she had claimed would not happen.<\/p>\n

As Senate leaders were working out an agreement<\/a> to avoid a shutdown, Pelosi filibustered in the House by reading letters from DACA beneficiaries, passages from the Bible and other stories about illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n

Pelosi, who has spent most of the last few weeks dismissing $1,000 tax breaks for American taxpayers, showed ultimate fealty to open border special interests.<\/p>\n

Speaker Ryan told reporters<\/a> he would allow a vote on any immigration bill that President Trump could support, even those with grossly generous amnesty provisions.<\/p>\n

Last month, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demonstrated his willingness to risk America\u2019s national security for his own political future. Now, it is Nancy\u2019s turn.