My must read of the day is "Activists include immigration in ‘war on women’" in Politico:
A coalition of advocacy groups wants to make the next front in the "war on women" all about immigration reform.
The new strategy, unveiled Wednesday, is yet another tactic from pro-reform groups to pressure House Republicans to pass immigration reform this year — and punish them if they don’t. And the activists believe that focusing on the influence of female voters could crack the Capitol Hill stalemate on immigration reform.
"Unless we actually have action from House leadership … to move a bill forward … we will continue to push and push and push and make sure that women voters in November understand exactly who has blocked immigration reform," said Pramila Jayapal, chairwoman of We Belong Together, a coalition of women’s groups aimed at mobilizing women in favor of immigration reform.
Whenever someone tells me no, I like to respond, "Why do you hate America?" Mostly because I think it's a funny exclamation, but the people I use it on (namely, my older sister) will almost always say, "Fine, we can go." That is an added benefit.
Google says the phrase "why do you hate America?" actually started as a way of mocking conservatives in the early 2000s. When I was old enough to pick up the phrase it was the vernacular on college campuses regardless of political leanings.
The "war on women" trope is the "why do you hate America?" of contemporary politics. By uttering the phrase, you make people uncomfortable and defensive to the point where they say, "Okay, fine," and let you do what you want.
Slapping "war on women" onto the immigration debate is a lazy afterthought. Which is exactly what the "war on women" is: a trivial attack requiring conservatives and Republicans to prove an absurd negative.