Paul Ryan Wants More Immigrants AND an ambassadorship

[CatWoman]

Paul Ryan Wants More Immigrants, as Long as They Look Like Him

Ryan has championed a bill that would allow more Irish immigrants to come to America


Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan is pushing new legislation that would increase the number of immigrants who come to the United States, as long as they are Irish.

Ryan, whose relatives fled the country in 1851, got the bill passed in the House on November 28, and it is expected to clear the Senate possibly as soon as Monday. One Republican senator is currently blocking the bill, according to a GOP aide who spoke with Politico.

The bill would allow Irish nationals access to the E-3 visa, which is currently only available to Australians in “specialty occupations” requiring a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. According to the legislation, any E-3 visas that are not used by Australian nationals would be made available to Irish professionals. In exchange, Ireland would allow extra work visas for Americans and let retiring Americans relocate there.

It’s just one more example of Republican hypocrisy. Ryan wants to expand immigration for white people, while he has done nothing to expand immigration for Latin American nations, even as America faces a crisis at its border with asylum seekers and overflowing migrant detention centers. It’s also self-serving: Ryan has expressed interest in becoming U.S. ambassador to Ireland.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/paul-ryan-irish-immigration-769807/?fbclid=IwAR1J-rVAXI22tvVrY3cMyWc4SNMErPaXvuTZDJpSXvdyT9d8-IDq5EhlvEw

[Jeffersons Ghost]

1. K&R

[democratisphere]

2. Paul "dud" Ryan wants a cushy patronage government job

as a reward for kissing drumpf's arse as Speaker. We don't need any more Irish like the "dud"

[brush]

4. He's lived off the government his whole life, which includes SS benefits as a teen, and then...

of course his spineless stints in Congress so why wouldn't he expect it to continue as an ambassador , probably to Ireland I suspect?

[democratisphere]

5. House of Representatives' Welfare for wayward former Representatives.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

3. The thread title is rather misleading

eom

[CatWoman]

6. if you say so

thread titles don't give to space

[Guppy]

7. 1851

He doesn't even remotely know anything about Irish people from Ireland.

[DFW]

8. I'm cool with making Ryan an ambassador

But to Malawi or Chad, not anywhere in Europe or anywhere else where people "look like him."

[Hermit-The-Prog]

9. do we have an ambassador to Antarctica yet?

Just asking. We should have one there just in case the penguins vote to form a government. Ryan could be waiting there to make sure we're the first to recognize the new government.

[DFW]

11. He'd never go for it

The penguins are at least half black.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. lol

Don't tell him that! Just say, "You'll be going to a land that's white all over!"

[DFW]

13. Now that you mention it, that might indeed work!

Just hide all pictures of penguins and killer whales.

[milestogo]

10. "becoming U.S. ambassador to Ireland"

I thought he was retiring to spend more time with his family. Seems like being ambassador to Ireland would keep you away from home quite a bit.

[DFW]

14. Maybe he wasn't planning on coming back.

In his shoes, I sure as hell woudln't.