{"id":5307,"date":"2013-12-04T16:19:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T21:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=5307"},"modified":"2018-12-28T15:24:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T20:24:19","slug":"fair-alert-speaker-boehner-hires-senator-mccains-former-chief-of-staff-to-run-immigration-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2013\/12\/04\/fair-alert-speaker-boehner-hires-senator-mccains-former-chief-of-staff-to-run-immigration-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"FAIR Alert: Speaker Boehner Hires Senator McCain’s Former Chief of Staff to Run Immigration Policy!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boehner<\/a>Yesterday, House Speaker John Boehner’s office announced that it had hired McCain’s former chief of staff Rebecca Tallent to manage immigration policy for the Speaker. Tallent, a long-time amnesty advocate, has been involved in numerous immigration battles over the years, including pushing Senator John McCain’s amnesty guest worker bills<\/a> in 2006 and 2007.<\/p>\n

FAIR<\/a> quickly criticized the hiring of Tallent to manage immigration policy for the Speaker, and said it confirms that Boehner’s refusal to conference on S.744 is purely a matter of procedure, not a repudiation of the Senate bill itself.<\/p>\n

Yet, the Speaker’s office defended the move. “The speaker remains hopeful that we can enact step-by-step, common-sense immigration reforms \u2014 the kind of reforms the American people understand and support,” spokesman Michael Steel said<\/a>. “Becky Tallent, a well-known expert in this field of public policy, is a great addition to our team and that effort.”<\/p>\n

Now we need you to make your voice heard and take action!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Call House Speaker John Boehner today at 202-225-0600.<\/p>\n

2. Write on his Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Send him a tweet to @SpeakerBoehner<\/a> or click on the button below.<\/p>\n

Tweet to @SpeakerBoehner<\/a>
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