 reversal on immigration would arguably be nothing more than the party returning to that earlier position.
Such a reversal would only happen as a result of a knock-down, drag-out battle within the party between those who argue that the party cannot be a whites-only party and the forces on the right who believe to their core that the party lost this year because it wasn’t conservative enough. The right seems to win these battles more often than not, which helps account for the party’s steady rightward drift. One reason why some of the Republicans who were pro-reform in the 2005 immigration debate switched to the anti-immigration side in 2007 is the Tea Party. The calculation will not rest solely on the analysis by party elders of the demographic breakdown of the vote. To paraphrase Tip O’Neill, all politics is personal. Prospects for immigration reform rest fundamentally on what conclusions Republicans draw as individuals from this election. Those who must run again in two years—i.e., the congressional party—will make this calculation: If I come out for immigration reform, will the Tea Party run a candidate against me and beat me? It was that calculus that led Republicans who supported immigration reform in 2005 to run away from it in 2007. Thus the question is not just: Does this election demonstrate that Republicans can’t win a presidential election without the Hispanic vote? The question is more: Does this election demonstrate that I can alienate the Tea Party without losing my next election? The latter question will prove harder to answer than the former, because the Tea Party is still out there, prepared to run a candidate against any apostate.
It could take quite a long time for this intra-party debate to play out. It won’t be an academic debate. It will more likely be a series of debates on the future of the party, masked as legislative debates in Congress. The 113th Congress could seek to address several issues, including immigration reform, in which the votes will be, in part, test votes on questions involving the future of the Republican Party and whether Republicans feel freed from the tyranny of the Tea Party.
What can President Obama do to influence the outcome of this process? This gets to another result of the election that remains to be played out. The big thing we don’t know about the second term, which was addressed by several analysts during the campaign, is whether Obama’s second term will be a “large presidency” or a “small presidency.” Will the president of bold ideas, that people thought they elected in 2008, re-emerge in the second term? Or will the president decide that in this climate he can only hope to accomplish small things? Some—including some in the administration—argue that the president is doomed to play “small ball” in his second term—in particular, to focus on things he can do without Congress. But the president who gave a victory speech in Chicago on Tuesday night didn’t sound like that; I hope that is the president that we will see in the second term. Obama came into office four years ago with big ideas. Many of them—including immigration reform—remain to be addressed. The people just gave the president another chance to move forward in these areas. He can and should seize it.
One of the ways the president played into the Republicans’ hands in his first term was by failing to articulate a narrative that would have helped the public understand his policies, how they fit together, why he was pursuing them, and what they meant for the country. This is part of the essence of leadership, and the president didn’t do it well. This is certainly the case with respect to immigration reform. As a wise colleague has said, the first question of immigration reform is not, “what’s the solution?” It is, “what’s the problem?” The president has failed to explain to the American people, and repeat over and over, and weave into the narrative of his leadership, what problems that immigration reform will solve. People want to know: To what problem that affects me, is immigration reform a solution? Absent that, the anti-immigrant faction defines the debate—which is exactly what has happened. As he approaches the moment of truth in the 113th Congress, the president will pay a price for having neglected to educate the public on its stake in this issue. I understand that this was not an electoral imperative—but it is an imperative for delivering on the electoral debt that the president now owes. He must step up and recapture the public narrative on this issue—and soon.
The American people are capable of understanding their stake in this. They can understand immigrant entrepreneurs and job-creators; immigrants who provide essential services in their communities; immigrants who harvest their food; immigrant doctors, nurses, educators, and scientists. They can understand that their communities lose when some residents can’t go to college and become productive, tax-paying, job-creating citizens. They can understand—because both parties now recognize it—that we aren’t going to deport 11 million people, so we need to find a way for them to become fully functioning members of their communities. The majority of our citizens want to deal with these issues responsibly, in accordance with their values as Americans and their image of Americans as compassionate, forgiving people. If the president can show the way, people will follow.
Finally, much is required of us. We need to do a much better job of helping the president weave his narrative. If we ask the president to go boldly forward on this issue, we need to summon the same courage in ourselves, and not let ourselves be deterred by those who would attack us. We need to redouble our political organizing and our grassroots efforts; it is our job to make sure the votes are there when they are needed. We all need to pull together for comprehensive immigration reform. Those who may be tempted to pursue their own narrow legislative goals and leave everyone else to fend for themselves must support comprehensive reform. It remains the only way they will succeed. The business community—an essential part of the immigration reform coalition—needs to bring more clout to the table. Republicans in Congress who are normally responsive to business do not seem at all compelled to heed business on this issue. That needs to change.
Importantly, comprehensive immigration reform will only be achieved through compromise. Compromise must be expected by both sides, and compromise will be painful for both sides. We cannot walk away from the table when we don’t get everything we want. Our job as leaders in this debate will be to explain the ultimate compromise to our constituencies.
The meaning of this election will be forged by us. The hard work begins now. Let us take the good hand that the election has dealt us, and play it.Decoration is a very tedious thing, in addition to home style design and furniture selection, there is a need to check is the home improvement socket layout problem, in fact, home improvement socket layout is very important, today Xiao Bian and everyone to bring home to talk about the outlet How to arrange, teach you a reasonable arrangement of home improvement sockets.
1, in the living room layout outlets, you can prepare three switch sockets, because in the living room, there will be TV walls and TV and some home theater equipment, this requires the use of several sockets.
2, to place a socket in the location of air conditioning, according to the plan to place the place where electrical appliances are designed, so that it can be used in the future.
4, design a five-hole socket on the living room next to the sofa or the corner of the living room, so after the installation of floor lamp or tea tray boiling water will be used.
5, design a five-hole socket on the edge of the sofa, so that the home phone can be used to get this socket.
6, a three-hole socket. On the corner of the sofa or in the living room, if the water in the living room has been placed, it is reserved for it.
7, five holes socket 1-2. Mainly put it on the sofa or the side of the wall, reserved for temporary home appliances (mobile phone charging, etc.).
3. Air conditioning, exhaust fan outlet about 190 ~ 200 cm.
1. The general living room switch uses the opposite direction, with one hand to open and close. Therefore, the majority of the family's switches will be installed on the left side of the door, so that it is convenient to switch and the behavior is logical.
2. Consider wall-mounted liquid crystals, entrance lighting sockets and corresponding control switches.
3. Consider the use of sockets for room cleaners, special satellite power outlets, etc.
4. The reserved power outlets should be more for the expansion of electrical appliances in the future.
The above is how Xiaobian's home improvement outlets have to be arranged, to teach you a reasonable arrangement for home improvement outlets. In fact, this aspect is very important. He is closely related to our daily lives, so we also need to pay attention to this aspect and hope to help. To everyone, if you want to know other related information, please continue to pay attention to this site, more exciting so stay tuned!
The use of the thimble and the barrel is called the thimble and barrel assembly, which is one of the plastic mold accessories. The thimble and barrel are the thimble in the barrel and needle assembly. The thimble cylinder is a metal rod used for ejecting the glue product. The product is continuously ejected in the mold running at high speed, and the telescopic movement of the cylinder is used for wear or processing.
4. Plastic mold thimble can also be used in the mold, it can play a role of stabilization, and is called as inserting pin.
The types of plastic mold thimble are: flat thimble, dome needle,