Saturday, June 16, 2012

The story behind Obama's immigration order: He wanted to one-up Marco Rubio!

LA Times "One week earlier, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) had told reporters about his plans to propose a scaled-back version of the Dream Act -– legislation designed to provide help to young immigrants. Democrats were skeptical that Rubio could gain his own party’s support for that idea. But seated in the big conference room next to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office, the senators  pressed aides to the president to do more."
Comment to this post at Lucianne:
Does anyone else get the impression that Obama's order sounds a lot more exciting to illegals than the details show it to be? It's just a feel-good, drive-the-GOP-nuts, bunch of words that don't really accomplish much. Eight hundred people "might" be eligible? Thank you, Governor Romney, for not jumping up and down screaming as the administration hoped you would do.
Debbie Schlussel: Obama’s Nightmare “DREAM Act” Amnesty for “Kids”: Will Mitt Romney Repeal It? Don’t Hold Your Breath
"These illegal alien “kids” are already getting college scholarships, etc., and living freely here without fear of any consequences. So, this is really, again, just a formality. The only difference is that these aliens will now have legal status to work. Will they be required to register for the draft? Don’t count on it. "

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