But at least we’ll have wacky Joni Ernst to make up for it!
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) told the Washington Post that the immigrants given new protections by President Obama could become “illiterate” Democratic voters.
Said Bachmann: “The social cost will be profound on the U.S. taxpayer — millions of unskilled, illiterate, foreign nationals coming into the United States who can’t speak the English language. Even though the president says they won’t be able to vote, we all know that many, in all likelihood, will vote… It’s a wink and a nod, we all know it’s going to happen.”
Really? Because newly minted senator Joni Ernst from Iowa is Bachmann on steroids. The reason that the Republicans are so strongly opposed to immigration reform is because now they’ll have to pay those 11 million illegals a living wage. Low wages and cheap labor is how the 1% accumulates and then retains its wealth. The game of politics is pretty simple and logical once we cut through all the bullshit.
A neutral application of a literacy test in Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional District would have cost us years of entertainment.