"But Ryan’s business-first wing of the GOP traded those immigration issues to win many gains for themselves, including a massive $78 billion increase in defense spending, and a huge $52 billion increase in domestic spending. … " https://t.co/YJIcq0cw4c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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PS Schumer *always* gloats–within 24 hours, in this case within minutes–even when that would seem counterproductive (embarrasses person he just conned). It's in his nature, apparently.
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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SCHUMER GLOATS: Schumer got his tunnel, blocked @RealDonaldTrump's wall https://t.co/YJIcq0cw4c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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THEY HAVE THEIR TAX CUTS: "House conservatives have groused … Republican leaders have all but abandoned efforts to follow through on Trump’s core campaign promises related to immigration. “They don’t even pretend anymore to want it” https://t.co/Cvi3Y8OW3Q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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But what if your tweets are more influential than the [what-you're-paid-for] article you're working on? https://t.co/b5EZ4f4Gk2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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Donner Party conditions among lobbyists. #winning https://t.co/udEN90Er5q
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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Man has a point. On the other hand, he screwed up. He trusted the Establishment. https://t.co/XQZgqRzomB
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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Reupping https://t.co/Ho2Y9fx8De
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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* U.S. https://t.co/p8gpnrMBTt
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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Right. What's a bigger incentive for FUTURE illegal immigration than the idea that your kids will get to stay in U** just like the DACAns? DACA not some little, limited concession.
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** You get to stay too, under many "dreamer" fixes. https://t.co/AzDAmkqNO5— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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LATEST RUMOR: @SpeakerRyan is still pushing for a DACA amnesty deal in the must-pass spending bill being negotiated tonight.
If you think this is a bad idea feel free to call your Representative. 202 224-3121 or https://t.co/BR0ia7uu2r https://t.co/Wfd9oYFkOg
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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American teenagers used to develop work habits doing summer jobs. They don't anymore, in part because cheaper immigrants now do those jobs. No wonder millenials have trouble in labor force.
Business solution: More "seasonal" immigrant guest workers!https://t.co/1GYhhTZZNb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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Just when respectable, pro-immigrant types (eg @nytdavidbrooks) start to agree that at least *unskilled* immigration needs to be limited to raise wages (https://t.co/sgwl5QlbeX) business lobbyists push to do opposite-let in more at bottom of labor market https://t.co/1GYhhTZZNb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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A central–I'd say *the* central–goal of immig. control is raising wages of janitors, dishwashers, etc. Business now skipping gooey compassion talk & trying to directly frustrate goal by admitting 10,000s of cheap unskilled "guests" https://t.co/1GYhhTZZNb
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 21, 2018
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OK. But we have Jared's https://t.co/DTxbaKP8Qm https://t.co/crmVNn2BiP
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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"We stick with the facts, and several editors read every story. … every fact in every story springs from verifiable information …"
Maybe not the best week for Pro-Publica to congratulate itself? https://t.co/Z8rlQldhbC
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Idea that @realdonaldrump has to tweet about everything important (and we're counting the minutes!) seems a) silly b) unlikely to encourage restrained tweeting on Trump's part. https://t.co/uJoLmpmHcJ
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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If this bill *didn't* lower the wages of Americans & legal immigrants employers wouldn't be pushing it … https://t.co/A4OB1bzN3c
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Trump/Koch aide Marc Short: Trump "has been pretty open" about DACA amnesty deal. Why did WH try to deny it was in works then? Tuhttp://http://ift.tt/2phppb2
https://t.co/aA0xgB3AMK— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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AMNESTY DEAL NOT DEAD: "President Trump continued to push for a last-minute deal that would temporarily protect certain young immigrants in exchange for border wall funding." https://t.co/aA0xgB3AMK
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Up to a point. https://t.co/68uUpykh9b https://t.co/QlxO0VBtRX
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Tunnel for wall sure beats amnesty for wall … https://t.co/EsKtVKB05S
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Stay Paranoid: @Politico to the contrary, maybe the [lousy] wall-for-amnesty deal isn't dead. (The sides don't *seem* to be that far apart.) https://t.co/hbo63tB0s2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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As @DouglasKMurray argues, when today's immigrants grow older the answer will be yet more immigration, and then even greater immigration. It's a Ponzi pyramid. https://t.co/d9jdZxdyT0 https://t.co/sKvDHYEaFD
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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Why are government workers getting $60K/year pensions at age 50 anyway?… P.S.: Who thought the last Charlie Peters neoliberal would be Ann Coulter? https://t.co/lCSGcoBIU2
— Mickey Kaus (@kausmickey) March 20, 2018
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