It\u2019s difficult to tell who Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is serving these days. Is it his constituents, the Republican caucus, or Democrats?<\/p>\n
How he proceeds on immigration after a two-week stand off with President Obama will surely tell.<\/p>\n
Obama has made it clear that his next priority<\/a> is strong-arming the House into an amnesty bill. In order to achieve that he would need Boehner to allow a vote on Pelosi\u2019s massive amnesty plan<\/a> or the Senate bill, which hasn\u2019t even been referred<\/a> to the House. Of course, you\u2019d never know that considering the unending calls from amnesty activists for Boehner to bring it to the floor.<\/p>\n Or, there\u2019s another way for Obama, the Democrats, and special interests to get what they want \u2013 have the Republican-led House pass just a handful of immigration bills. They can be solely enforcement<\/a> focused, make nominal improvements<\/a> on the border, expand<\/a> big business access to cheap foreign labor, or yet another veiled attempt<\/a> to delay<\/a> in visa-tracking.<\/p>\n Whatever the bill(s) passed by the House, Democrats have one goal<\/a>: get to conference with the Senate amnesty bill. This is the message from Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Bob Menendez \u2013 just to name a few. And they can achieve that goal with any bill passed by the House.<\/p>\n Numerous Republicans have voiced concern about passing any immigration bills knowing full well the Democrats\u2019 and pro-amnesty crowd\u2019s intentions. Former member of the House Gang of Eight, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) said<\/a>, \u201cIt would be crazy for Republicans to pass immigration reform and go to conference.\u201d Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is circulating a letter<\/a> asking GOP leadership to commit to no amnesty and no negotiations with the Senate.<\/p>\n