There are many things about Obama's imperial edict that are not being discussed on this forum. Even if you believe that Obama did the right thing, you would have to agree without question that at least one of these negative consequences in the above poll will result. I would like to hear from you why you think the one(s) you selected is the worst. Can we for once have an honest discussion?
I have to admit I do not see any of those things happening due to his executive order. The biggest problem I see is it highlights the fact that our legislative branch continues to refuse to do its job. That is both sides of the aisle.
I think the biggest problem is that " prosecutorial discretion" will expand to fit the new Obama definition to include waiving some crimes at the discretion of the President, rather than it just being about prioritizing law enforcement. So a future President Koch could waive enforcing tax laws on billionaires for example, or prevent the EPA from regulating his massive pollution factories. So I don't know if this move by the President is unconstitutional or not, but if it isn't, it's a new permanent power of the presidency.
It is the job of the executive to secure the border and enforce current immigration laws. Obama purposely refuses to do either. The fact that most if not all of these things will happen in spite of the Jonathan Gruber stupid democrat voters gullibly believing that none of what is happening is actually happening. You can choose be a blindly sycophantic cult of personality Obama worshipper or you can have a look at the reality of what is going on around you. 5 million eligible, if only half apply would that still be considered "barely anyone"?
Um I never voted for that guy I am on the other side for the record. But I believe that this is Obama saying put up or shut up. Our Legislature is broken Obama or no Obama. As to the rest, these people are already here and the effects of the presence is already being felt Obama focusing on criminals first and securing the border does not change that.
When did Obama secure the borders and focus on criminals first? Our legislature is not broken. Failure to act on immigration was and is a conscious choice to not act. The reasons not to act on the senate bill are many, there are many things wrong with it. It is useless to write and enact more laws regarding immigration, when the Obama administration has signaled it's willingness to ignore any parts of the law it doesn't like. Our immigrations laws are not broken, they are not being enforced. [video=youtube;idvRtDDPl_4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idvRtDDPl_4[/video]
Amen to that - - - Updated - - - that is no different under Obama then any other President we need new laws that crack down on those that knowingly HIRE illegals..... make it a felony let's pass laws we CAN enforce .
For those of you who insist that Obama's Executive Amnesty is legal, here is Obama explaining that it is not legal for him to do what he just did: [video=youtube;FSUAc1IoiS4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSUAc1IoiS4#t=12[/video]
62% of Americans oppose Obama's illegal granting of amnesty for illegal aliens. 26% agree with Obama's unconstitutional usurpation of the powers reserved to congress, which means that nearly half of the voters who voted for democrats in the 2014 election voted for the political party that doesn't care what they think. One cannot disagree that Obama's dictatorial move has made any sort of immigration reform laws impossible during the remainder of his term because he has demonstrated a willingness to ignore the current laws. One also cannot disagree that his version of Hope and Change includes the politics of divisiveness at the expense of unity of the American citizenry. He is creating a divided America that will lead to violence and mayhem.
