Right after Republican Rep. Darrel Issa (CA) announces that he’s introducing a bill to offer legalization for some unauthorized immigrants, President Obama gave a speech about how immigration reform is now his top priority. The President said: “This is not just an idea whose time has come, this is an idea that’s been around for years now.”
The President then blamed all recent political problems and failures to pass reform on Republicans – ignoring the gargantuan efforts of Republicans in the Senate like Marco Rubio (R-FL), Jeff Flake (R-AZ), and others.
Republican support for immigration reform, especially in the House of Representatives, is vital to it becoming law. By stealing the spot light and making immigration a partisan issue, he is distracting from reform.
Read more at http://www.cato.org/blog/obamas-immigration-speech-deja-vu
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