Friday, June 12, 2015

Barker's Newsbites: Friday, June 12, 2015


Almost too nice a day to ruin it with newsbites...
(*PAUSE*)

 And yet...
(*SHRUG*)


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William R. Barker said...

https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2015/06/obamatrade-relaxes-visa-process-for-pakistan

Is it a good idea to loosen the screening process for Pakistani nationals seeking visas to enter the United States?

* IS THIS A JOKE...???

If you believe that such an outcome has national security problems written all over it, be very wary about giving Obama fast-track trade authority.

At a time when we face so many national security problems, why would conservatives trust this president to squelch any visa provision threatening our security?

One very disturbing aspect of TISA is the document uncovered by WikiLeaks revealing an entire section on immigration, referred to as “Movement of Natural Persons.” This section discusses commitments by the parties not to place undue burdens on visas and singles out face-to-face interviews as an example of “overly burdensome procedures.”

And guess who is a party to TISA? Pakistan! In addition to the massive immigration from Pakistan, we admitted 78,000 Pakistani nationals on some type of visa in 2013. Do we really want to join in an agreement that could loosen restrictions on visas from Pakistan?

Guess which other country is a part of TISA? Mexico! For good measure, Turkey is also a party to TISA. What could go wrong?

(*SNORT*)

There is a lot of hype being thrown around about some of these treaties, but the WikiLeaks document on TISA is very believable because service industries, the tourism industry in particular – hate all restrictions on visas. Their opposition is certainly understandable, but that is the price we must pay when scrutinizing visas from volatile and dangerous parts of the world.

Some conservatives are celebrating the fact that Paul Ryan put a provision in an accompanying trade bill prohibiting Obama from negotiating any immigration change in the trade deals. But does anyone really believe Obama will follow a TPA directive when he thumbs his nose at the Constitution?

Moreover, does anyone believe Paul Ryan would willingly scuttle any trade deal were such a provision to be found in one of the trade agreements?

According to an update from Senator Jeff Session's (R-AL) office, the provision itself is non-binding and non-enforceable. For enforcement amendments to be enforceable, they should be included in the enforcement section with enforcement tools – not appended to the non-binding “negotiation objectives.”

* F--KING SCUMBAG RYAN...

How much are GOP leaders willing to sacrifice in order to pass ObamaTrade? They have already jeopardized their successful fight against the Ex-Im Bank in order to beg Democrats to pass this. Should they also cede national security?

* F--KING SCUMBAG BOEHNER...

Given the secrecy, Obama’s history of malfeasance, the complexity of these treaties (yes, they are ostensibly treaties), and the growing national security threats, why would any conservative rush into this process under this president?

* PERSONAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT I'M GUESSING... (IF NOT IMMEDIATE - THEN AFTER THEY RETIRE.)

June 12, 2015 at 2:17 PM

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