Obama’s unilateral change of immigration law
If you want an example of why conservatives don’t believe President Obama’s overtures about working with them, and why he actually is making partisanship worse in this country while he claims to want the opposite, look no further than his administration’s new policy toward “low priority” illegal immigrants.
The policy, first reported by the Washington Times and subsequently confirmed in a publicly released memo from Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, lays out the criteria for prosecutors to exercise discretion about whether to deport an illegal immigrant. The person in question must:
- have entered the country before turning 16;
- have been in the country for at least five years and still be here;
- be in school (the memo doesn’t specify k-12 or college), or be a high school graduate, or have a GED, or have been honorably discharged from the armed services;
- have not been convicted of “a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses” or pose “a threat to national security or public safety”;
- be 30 years old or younger.
Individuals who meet these criteria almost certainly will not be deported. They will not immediately be granted any “substantive right, immigration status or pathway to citizenship” because, in a rare moment of modesty, Napolitano acknowledges the administration can’t go that far in changing the law. But nor can we rule out such a development in the future.
What the administration has done here is short-circuit the legislative process and make a mockery of the idea that he wants to reach compromises with those who think differently about immigration policy.
You may recall that Congress had a heated debate about the DREAM Act, which would have granted a path to citizenship to almost the exact same pool of illegal immigrants. Now, there’s no question the path to citizenship element is a big difference between the two. But nor can anyone deny that Congress, as is its prerogative, has been debating how to change the legal approach to people who were brought to the United States as children — immigrants who arguably did not make the decision to come here illegally and might well be foreigners in their own birth countries if they’ve spent most of their lives here.
There is some sympathy among many conservatives for these child immigrants. But there is also debate about how to make such a policy change without creating an incentive for more illegal immigration. In fact, that is the biggest problem many conservatives — including yours truly — have with making such a policy change. That’s why you hear us talking about making the border more secure first, so that any kind of leniency for illegal immigrants already here does not lead to large number of new illegal immigrants.
With this decision, the Obama administration is dismissing those legitimate concerns. It is antagonizing its critics, who might have helped foster a compromise. And it is undercutting the very notion of a compromise, by taking what it wants without addressing what the other side wants.
Imagine if the president could unilaterally decree higher taxes, and then told conservatives, “OK, now I’ll be happy to talk about spending.” He would have no credibility, because he would already have gotten what he wanted without having to give in on anything.
That’s what’s happened here.
Then there are the details about the policy. Someone who came from Mexico to the U.S. a month before his 16th birthday and is now 21 cannot in any sense be described as someone who knows “only this country as home,” as Napolitano’s memo puts it. These kinds of thresholds for deciding when the law of the land should be ignored are more properly debated in Congress than decreed by an administration. Yes, the memo only grants discretion and doesn’t require it, but it also makes clear a strong preference for ignoring these “low priority cases.”
And let’s not pretend this policy is totally unrelated to this fall’s election. It’s not only brazen pandering to a group whose votes Obama needs desperately, but it is made at the same time his administration is fighting voter ID laws that would prevent, or at least sharply curb, any voting by illegal immigrants. (Apparently, the White House thinks you need to show an ID to listen to your president speak, but not to vote for him.)
Have other presidents single-handedly set policies their political opponents didn’t like? Of course. But most of them didn’t have the chutzpah to continue claiming, three and a half years into a very partisan presidency, that they really, really, really wanted to work with the other side of the aisle.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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Tiberius - Banned from Bookman's and proud of it!
June 15th, 2012
4:29 pm
Is not enforcing a law actually breaking a law?
Yes. If you’re the one that is supposed to enforce the law.
What would be the implications of Obama simply deciding not to enforce the IRS laws on tax payments for, say, the bottom 50% of wage earne – wait, those people already don’t pay income taxes. Never mind.
But I think even the densest liberals will get my point.
Even the President doesn’t get to decide which laws are simply inconvenient to enforce.
Except this one.
Tiberius - Banned from Bookman's and proud of it!
June 15th, 2012
4:31 pm
“Conservatives seem to think that the First Amendment allows you to say anything you want anywhere, with no consequences from any person or organization.”
Hyperbole much, Mr. Holmes?
md
June 15th, 2012
4:32 pm
Wonder what the black youth think about this action?
Unemployment of the black youth stands around 41%…….and Obama just made it worse…….they now get to compete with an additional roughly one million others that will soon be coming out of the woodwork…….
wallbanger
June 15th, 2012
4:42 pm
When the cartels set up in all of our major cities I hope you liberals will be happy.
Won't this move bring out the Republicans in November?
June 15th, 2012
4:43 pm
This feels a bit like a Hail Mary pass…there is more than a whiff of desperation to a move that comes out the week after poor econimic and jobs data meant that Obama is going to be running for re-election in a worsening economy.
However, I am puzzled. These 16 to 30 year olds cannot yet vote (obviously that is the Democratic plan). Won’t conservatives be deeply annoyed about this policy?
It seems like the numbers of angry Republican voters in the November election will more than outweigh the numbers of people deciding to vote for Obama based on this policy. Maybe they were hoping to fire up the base, but I think they got their parties confused….this will fire up Republicans.
Dusty
June 15th, 2012
4:53 pm
Mr. Holmes,
The only thing you proved about free speech is…. you can have free speech in all situations if you don’t mind paying the consequences for speaking out.
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Dear sweet MarkV
You are lying by insinuation. You suggest that I am a liar because I stated the obvious. I repeat: The president is trying to make lawbreakers (aka illegal immigrants). into legal citizens just before an election. That is all true.
Whatsamatter? Are you here illegally?
MarkV
June 15th, 2012
5:03 pm
Dusty @4:53 pm “I repeat: The president is trying to make lawbreakers (aka illegal immigrants). into legal citizens just before an election. That is all true.”
Kyle (article): “Individuals who meet these criteria almost certainly will not be deported. They will not immediately be granted any “substantive right, immigration status or pathway to citizenship”
getalife
June 15th, 2012
5:05 pm
willard was slow to respond but agrees with our President.
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
June 15th, 2012
5:06 pm
I think it would be less expensive to just invite Mexico to be the 51st state or 58th state if you are Oblamer. This open invitation to come one, come all, is going to get very expensive.
Rafe Hollister, suffering through Oblamer's ineptocracy
June 15th, 2012
5:09 pm
Dusty
There will be no pathway to citizenship, for at least 8 months.
Aquagirl
June 15th, 2012
5:09 pm
The president is trying to make lawbreakers (aka illegal immigrants). into legal citizens just before an election.
Dusty, hon, read the memo. That’s why Kyle included a link, it’s called “journalism” vs. “making stuff up as you go along.” The new policy doesn’t make one single person legal and never will.
So now you’ve been told that twice. If you keep repeating your untrue statement you’re either too lazy to read or unable to comprehend. After that, the only possibility left is that you simply don’t care if you spew lies. With you, it’s hard to tell which one is the problem.
Orange12
June 15th, 2012
5:16 pm
Obama cuts his own political throat. Priceless!
Contarded To The Core, Hate for no other reason, except..,
June 15th, 2012
5:22 pm
Frankly, I could be none the happier that President Obama is taking the attitude of looking out for those who look out for him. Screw you Cons (and yes you are a bunch of “cons”)! You cannot be dealt with in a reasonable, respectable, diplomatic manner because that is not who you are.
MarkV
June 15th, 2012
5:23 pm
Aquagirl @5:09 pm
I am giving Dusty the benefit of doubt of not paying attention.
md
June 15th, 2012
5:24 pm
“They will not immediately be granted any “substantive right, immigration status or pathway to citizenship””
Not yet anyway…….but they will have the opportunity to apply for work permits……hence the 20 million already unemployed should love this announcement………….
Aquagirl
June 15th, 2012
5:37 pm
hence the 20 million already unemployed should love this announcement………….
If they don’t, they need to get off their butts and work harder. And once they do find a job, they can get a decent paycheck because there’s several million less workers willing to undercut their wages.
I bet some employers’ heads are asploding about now. They hate being deprived of cheap illegal labor.
This is Mrs. Norman Maine
June 15th, 2012
5:55 pm
This change was the right thing to do and so what if Republicans didn’t sign off on it? If you are waiting on them to take ethical, compassionate and responsible action, in other words do the right thing, then nothing will ever happen. EVER. These are the same people who were against civl rights and marriage equality so you can be assured they would never have come up with a policy which was fair to young immigrants brought to this country through no fault of their own. I’m glad Mr. Obama had the courage to step out and do this.
Tiberius - Banned from Bookman's and proud of it!
June 15th, 2012
5:56 pm
And let’s not forget that these illegals will be able to vote if Obama’s Justice Dept. has their way and stops attempts to clean them off of the voter rolls.
md
June 15th, 2012
5:57 pm
“I bet some employers’ heads are asploding about now. They hate being deprived of cheap illegal labor.”
more like consumers heads asploding as they are the ones that buy all the cheap crap……hence the jobs shipped overseas and the need for cheap labor over here……….Hyundai now one of the fastest selling brands…….we will never learn. (50 billion with a B in trade imbalance each and every month = stagnant real wages for US workers)
Orange12
June 15th, 2012
5:58 pm
Obama takes one more little parting shot to destroy the country. November cannot get here soon enough.
Tiberius - Banned from Bookman's and proud of it!
June 15th, 2012
5:59 pm
“This change was the right thing to do and so what if Republicans didn’t sign off on it?”
It’s called the LAW, dearie, in case you missed that little part of Civics 101 when you were in school.
md
June 15th, 2012
6:00 pm
“which was fair to young immigrants brought to this country through no fault of their own”
I’m sure the young immigrants that are waiting patiently in line to enter the country legally wouldn’t be too thrilled about your definition of “fair”…….but they are out of sight and out of mind…….goes with the old adage of the squeaky wheel always gets the oil………….
Thulsa Doom
June 15th, 2012
6:01 pm
Just more pandering by Obama to a special interest group. The man is shameless.
Dusty
June 15th, 2012
6:02 pm
Dear Aquagirl,5:09
Are you married to MarkV? You should be.
I STILL say that the president is trying to change illegals into legal citizens. This is just the FIRST STEP. Also it is a move he thinks will please ALL Hispanics, including those who are legal, and they will vote for him.>>>>> (Look what he is doing for us!!!)
And in case you haven’t noticed, we are only a few months away from the BIG election. You may forget but the president has not forgotten and neither have his handlers.
But do not worry. By January, exPresident Obama willl not have a passing thought for the poor illegals. He’ll be living it up in Hawaii and I am all for that.
Right now, yummy chicken & noodles are of more interest to me. Ah yes! See ya later, maybe……
md
June 15th, 2012
6:04 pm
Am I the only one having problems refreshing the ajc blog pages? Thought maybe the ajc IT goons screwed it up again like they had over at that other place…….I think they “fix” things in order to have perpetual job security. Kyle….you mentioned new software….has it been implemented and now there is a problem??
AW
June 15th, 2012
6:05 pm
I think it’s a bold move, like someone already said, this isn’t an attempt to grab voters, when he already had their vote to begin with. It shows he has the heart and power to try and make his beliefs happen.
I’ll tell you the worst part of the past 4 years….the fact that our congress has the mind of a 13 year old child, that would rather disagree just to argue, even if they know it’s the right thing to do. When our own government holds our leader back because all they care about is dem and repub, and not progressing. It shows they already have the wrong mindset and adults have no other choice, to do what they have to, to make it right.
I am not for opening our borders, it would be chaos and the world would lose control. I am for making things right for the people that are here, that had no choice, but are ghosts to this country and their own. All you people talk, but until you are in the shoes of a twenty something illegal, who can’t have a normal life, you have no merit.
There are pro’s and con’s against everything, but like another said, this obviously won’t last forever. When Obama does get his second term, he’s only here for another 4 years and the next will obviously over turn things that they see as “fit” for their beliefs.
I hate this country and everything it stands for. I won’t be here long. There’s never positive progression when no one believes in the right thing, only who had the idea, and was he on my team.
AmVet
June 15th, 2012
6:06 pm
There is some sympathy among many conservatives for these child immigrants.
What??? In the post-Reagan GOP??? And many???
I’m sure that in the previous 220 posts there are tons of examples.
Huge LOL.
I’d sure love to see some quotes or the first piece of evidence to support that claim.
The rabid brown shirts here want one thing and one thing only – to get rid of them and all of their family members ASAP. Hopefully with some deal of violence involved…
Obama Halts Deportations And Grants Work Permits, Declares Unilateral Amnesty For At Least 800k Illegal Aliens | The Conservative Review
June 15th, 2012
6:12 pm
[...] Obama declared a unilateral amnesty today, pledging to have the Department of Homeland Security refuse to secure the homeland and [...]
fair and balanced
June 15th, 2012
6:13 pm
And I assume the amnesty bill passed by Reagan for over 3 million illegals was justified and would be passed today by his worshipers?
Thulsa Doom
June 15th, 2012
6:16 pm
“I’m sure the young immigrants that are waiting patiently in line to enter the country legally wouldn’t be too thrilled about your definition of “fair”…….but they are out of sight and out of mind…”
Curiously no one and especially the libs ever want to talk about this. For the immigrants who did it the right way it just isn’t right. They had to wait a number of years, go through lots of red tape and legal hassle, and pay thousands usually in legal fees. That’s messed up and just plain wrong. The illegals that Obama is giving access to should have to pay something- either out of state tuition or a surcharge out of their earnings sent to the state or federal treasuries for the privilege of living here. They should have to pay something similar to the process and crap that legal immigrants have to go through.
md
June 15th, 2012
6:16 pm
“When our own government holds our leader back because all they care about is dem and repub, and not progressing. It shows they already have the wrong mindset and adults have no other choice, to do what they have to, to make it right. ”
Sometimes, progress is made by NOT progressing………..
Rick in Grayson
June 15th, 2012
6:17 pm
Obama just added 1 million new workers to the labor pool. Unemployment just went up and US citzens and their children will now find it even harder to find jobs to support their families. Obama and the Democrats again place the interests of illegal aliens and their children before those of US citizens and legal residents.
Obama does not support the “rule of law” and show disdain for the sovereignty of the borders of the United States of America. He legislates from the office of the President and admonishes the Supreme Court to follow his wishes for the ACA.
Obama retains an Attorney General that refuses to answer simply questions about the “Fast and Furious” operation that cost the lives of 2 US law enforcement officers in the performance of their official duties.
Like his boss, Eric Holder speaks half-truths when he isn’t lying outright. So much for the “transparency” that Obama promised during his “Hope and Change” campaign! Obama has spent/wasted 5 Trillion dollars more than the tax revenues collected over the time as President and yet he and the Democrats can’t find entitlement programs to cut (after Obama stated that he would cut the deficit in half during his term as President…another lie). Even the Democrats won’t vote for the ridiculous budgets he sends to Congress for approval.
Good luck with another 4 years of Obama always blaming someone else for his failures to lead.
Ayn Rand was right
June 15th, 2012
6:18 pm
Obama just increased the under 30 set seeking job opportunities. He is also providing work permits to these newbies. If you are a US citizen or legal immigrant, under 30 and looking for employment…good luck.
Further, if your parents are crack heads and raise you in a homeless shelter, it is your responsibility to take yourself out of poverty and drug abuse when you become an adult. Why should we give hand-outs to children who’s parents brought them to a new world illegally, and not support legal citizens who’s parents raised them in a different world (Crackville). I am so tired of hearing people whine about how it’s not the children’s fault, it is the parent’s fault. Well duh! Everything that parents do to minor children is not the child’s fault. The responsibility of the child is to become a responsible adult and make their way in the world in spite of their parent’s choices.
md
June 15th, 2012
6:19 pm
“And I assume the amnesty bill passed by Reagan for over 3 million illegals was justified and would be passed today by his worshipers?”
Reagan was snookered into believing Congress would follow up on the part about sealing the borders……but they never did. Fast forward 30 years and we are in the same spot…….and the borders are still not sealed.
And the other good joke of the day……the DOE bureaucracy was founded to ween us off foreign oil……40 years ago.
And folks have no clue why the private sector has such a hard time staying in gear……
MarkV
June 15th, 2012
6:21 pm
Dusty @6:02 pm
I am taking back my giving Dusty a benefit of doubt. Now the only alternative to outright lying is a serious lack of thinking ability.
Dusty @4:53 pm “I repeat: The president is trying to make lawbreakers (aka illegal immigrants). into legal citizens just before an election “
Dusty @6:02 pm: “I STILL say that the president is trying to change illegals into legal citizens. This is just the FIRST STEP.”
In other words, Dusty believes that the steps President Obama has taken today, i.e., not to deport some illegal aliens based on certain criteria, but not to grant them any “substantive right, immigration status or pathway to citizenship” (FIRST STEP), will be reversed before November, and those people will not only get a pathway to citizenship, but actually will become citizens in time to register to vote in November.
Is “divorced from reality” the appropriate description for this fantasy?
This is Mrs. Norman Maine
June 15th, 2012
6:21 pm
@Tiberius:” It’s called the LAW, dearie, in case you missed that little part of Civics 101 when you were in school.”
Just like Jim Crow was the law? There were plenty of cowards who defended that too……
md
June 15th, 2012
6:30 pm
And again……how is this the “right” thing when there are just as many that have yet to make it into the country in the first place?
I guess some folks think jumping the line is all that matters as long as one got there first……….yep, that sounds fair and “right”. Great message we are sending the rest of the world…..
“If you want to get into the US, screw the legal channels……just make sure you get your foot in the door and they’ll let you screw the folks behind you”
Dave Francis
June 15th, 2012
6:37 pm
THIS IS AN AFFRONT TO THE HURTING AMERICAN WORKER.
HOWEVER THE PARENTS CAN BE DEPORTED, AS THEY ARE STILL ILLEGAL. INTERESTING ENOUGH, THROUGH PROCESSING THE PARENTS OF THE STUDENTS WOULD BE REVEALED AND ICE CAN DETAIN AND DEPORT. NOT TO FORGET THAT THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN CHILDRED WILL SUFFER, AS THESE FOREIGN NATIONAL KIDS ARE ISSUED 800 THOUSANDS VISAS.
The Obama administration is passing laws by decree now, without any oversight and not being addressed by the House of Representatives. I thought this type of enacting policies as this, was for the dictatorships of the world? This is AMNESTY by any other name and will generate a firestorm amongst Independents voters as me, explicitly the TEA PARTY? I guess the Obama government sees themselves above the “rule of Law.” Obviously this is a political push for the children of foreign nationals and certainly performed on behalf of the majority ethnic population? Is this another bloated fraud policy, as seen in the 1986 Immigration Control and Reform Act. With the possibility of a work visa, they will be able to apply for taxpayer’s money for enrollment in colleges. THIS IS BILLIONS MORE DOLLARS TO THE STRAINED FINANCES FOR EDUCATION AND FURTHERANCE OF EVEN MORE PENDING MASSIVE CHAIN MIGRATION; AT LEAST THE PARENTS CAN BE DEPORTED FOR BREAKING IMMIGRATION LAWS? Democrats have always been generous with other people’s money, so it is very scary wondering what’s next in their agenda of their ‘Political Correctness’? Without any contradiction this is a means to gain millions of extra votes from persons already here, including non-citizens? This has clearly been shown by the Obama Dept of IN-Justice suing Florida, for ethically doing the correct thing of erasing non citizens from the election rolls.
If you want to read the truth about the lawlessness and carnage along the border, then bookmark the ‘AMERICAN PATROL’ website. Investigate other headlines today such as ‘Catch and release for low-priority illegal’s proposed — Border agency’s secret draft policy includes ‘prosecutorial discretion’, Obama implements DREAM amnesty by executive fiat!, The Fast and Furious scandal , Reporter heckles Obama during speech declaring sell-out of U.S. workers, Obama regime to help illegal’s, LA Mayor Villaraigosa delighted over Obama’s outrageous decree, Rep. Granger alarmed by Obama chicanery, Out-of-control Obama regime to bypass Congress on illegal’s today, Bombastic assemblyman wants to keep criminal illegal’s in the state, NYPD faces politicians, Muslim advocates seeking control of cops, Voters need to make their voices heard on illegal immigration, etc., AMERICAN PATROL is a current exposure site of the nationwide E-media and newspapers, blogs and commentary that the Liberal press prefers to keep from the public. Daily, the truth is revealed about illegal immigration and the corruption in Washington and state assemblies. This is intelligence not found in the press, which the parties keep suppressed. There is an eye opening video from TEA PARTY. ORG about the stunning claim that President Obama is ineligible for the position in the White House and every citizen should judge for their own peace of mind.
MarkV
June 15th, 2012
6:47 pm
Some people ignorant of the laws appear to believe that deportation of an illegal alien is an automatic consequence of the alien being identified as such. The Obama decision is not an action violating the immigration law.
AmVet
June 15th, 2012
6:47 pm
Yep, the long suffering American working family – who have watched their wages driven down to the point where they have flat-lined for forty years – is the victim NOT of the American businesses run by the criminals who profited handsomely from using illegal laborers for all of those decades, but from the laborers themselves.
This is the magnitude of the collective, pro-crime Republican dementia…
Contarded To The Core, Hate for no other reason, except..,
June 15th, 2012
6:47 pm
@AW
You are not alone in your sentiments. I despise much of what this country stands for as well. It really shows itself to be a fraud in a major way. It really always has had that element to it, just even moreso today as it seeks to DIgress because of those who cannot seem to accept the reality of changing demograhics and its inherent mandate for pluralism. My mind is wide open to entertaining spending the remainder of my life in another part of the world. Nothing but a bunch of bitter selfish A-holes in this “land”.
Joel Edge
June 15th, 2012
6:48 pm
What’s next. Outlawing logging across the nation to appease the greens?
Rick in Grayson
June 15th, 2012
6:59 pm
From another AJC column, Pedro’s story just re-enforces the idea that Obama’s executive order rewards the PARENTS (illegal aliens themselves) !
Pedro “Peter” Morales — who was illegally brought to the U.S. by his parents when he was 7 — is hoping the Obama administration’s announcement will help him get a work permit. He wants to get a job, move out of his parents’ home in Dalton, save for college and open his own automotive repair business.
“That is great because if I actually get that, it would make my life a whole lot easier, not just for me but for a lot of people — and my parents,” he said.
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AND MY PARENTS!!!!
Obama would rather reward illegal aliens than work to create jobs here in the US for American citizens! He puts the interests of illegal aliens before those of US citizens!
He wants to FORCE US citizens to purchase health insurance but can not bring himself to pass the E-Verify law that would deny jobs to illegal aliens!
md
June 15th, 2012
7:02 pm
Ahhh….and Am has apparently missed the chart that shows the truth, so I’ll post it again:
http://www.epi.org/publication/webfeatures_snapshots_archive_02282001/
Yes, it is the consumers that dictate their own wages.
md
June 15th, 2012
7:03 pm
And Amvet…..please notice when real wages started flatlining…….just so happens it is directly related to being a net importer…….
md
June 15th, 2012
7:05 pm
And guess who’s been buying all those imports AM?
Maybe even an Infiniti……or 2.
Dusty
June 15th, 2012
7:27 pm
Poor MarkV
Now writing fantasies. I have never suggested that any illegals that are illegal now will be voting in the next election. I said the Hispanics who are LEGAL will be voting and the president is trying to influence them NOW. . You made up the rest.
Then I said the first step for some illegals was what the president is doing now. I did not say the legal first step. It is just the first step to keeping more illegals in the country one way or another.. The rest you made up
Ah but my chicken and noodles were delicious…..with mushroom sauce. The noodles reminded me of the way your mind works. But do not worry. Eat more mushroom sauce and you’ll be fine!!
td
June 15th, 2012
8:09 pm
MarkV
June 15th, 2012
6:21 pm
If you do not think illegals already vote then you my friend are either very naive or are clueless.
Since Obama just gave these people legal rights then they can go into the driver services offices and get a drivers license. Most states only require a drivers license to register to vote and as we have seen in Florida the DHS, under this administration, will not share its E-verify database with the election officials to verify citizenship so some of these people will be voting in Nov.
ld
June 15th, 2012
9:10 pm
Much ado about nothing much.
IF Obama is relected, then this will be the policy for 4 1/2 years; if not, then for about half a year … more. Bush did NOT do much about deporting these people either and want them to have citizenship.
IF
Romney is elected, then his first, easiest and, quite possibly, best re-election move would be to continue this policy while asking Congress to enact it into law with “appropriate” amendments – read that as:
amendments that appease the evangelicals (add church membership as a “test”);
amendments that appease the “English” as our national crowd (includ eonly those that speak only English);
amendments that appease the “anti-illegal” immigration crowd:
the new bill must include an amendment prohibiting any new amnesty — both/either in law or practice — w/o a constitutional amendment (or a super majority vote in Congress);
the new bill must close our borders to all immigrants aside from very specific exceptions: (fill in the blanks, depending which special intrest groups from whom he needsupport and/or wants to appease).
My guess is that if Romeny the flip-flopper a/k/a “mugwhump” is elected, he’ll do just that.
bu2
June 15th, 2012
9:38 pm
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Very well put td.
Its interesting that these “liberals” are all for facism if it suits their cause. If Congress doesn’t take care of a problem, just let a strong “leader” do it. If you like that type of government-Putin is president of Russia again.