A heated exchange between Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., and talk radio host Laura Ingraham goes to show how adamant many GOP lawmakers are about passing immigration reform.
Ellmers was a guest Thursday on the “Laura Ingraham Show,” and slammed the host for taking an “ignorant position” of opposing immigration reform. Ingraham appeared to have gotten under Ellmers’ skin by repeatedly accusing her of spouting liberal talking points.
“I’m not going to take an ignorant position on this as you have on this issue,” Ellmers said after explaining that farmers in North Carolina support reform.
Mummified body found; 6 years dead, but managed to vote in 2010
“So it’s ignorant to follow the rule of law, to believe in an orderly process of immigration and to follow our sovereignty not our emotions?” Ingraham countered.
Ellmers responded by telling Ingraham to get her “facts straight.”
“I have my facts straight, Congresswoman, believe me,” she fired back. “I’ve been working on this issue for about 10 years, and the American people are not with you. La Raza and Chuck Schumer are with you.”
The contentious 10-minute interview is a good sign of just how critical some Republicans see the issue and that passage of immigration reform cannot be ruled out in 2014, despite repeated assertions from leadership that it will not happen this year.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
[email protected]
The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
- Study reveals the mind-blowing cost of illegal immigration. Taxpayers buckle up! - March 8, 2023
- Jon Stewart unleashes vulgar rant on Fox News, conservatives over private communications - March 8, 2023
- Loomer launches Twitter attack on ‘Jill DeSantis’: ‘Pretending to be the Kennedys’ - March 8, 2023
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
