Originally posted by Nemesis XIt isn't, which is the point. Obama isn't trying to enforce our immigration laws, he's admitting that our immigration laws are retarded and impossible to enforce, and is "cleaning the slate" so to speak while setting up the new laws.
[B]So granting citizenship to five million people who snuck in is enforcing a country's immigration laws how?
Way I see it, millions more will show up and hope Obama gives them citizenship too.Millions will, but not anymore then already have been. That's the point. It is not possible to prevent illegal immigrants from pouring into the country- there's literally nothing we can do to prevent that from happening, and trying to do so is just wasting money and overwhelming our already stretched thin customs agents, which in turn is resulting in more illegals slipping past us.
So instead, priority is being shifted to cracking down on those immigrants who are or were criminals and deporting them, while making it easier for those who aren't dickbags to get official jobs and do things that benefit us all, like pay taxes.
Can someone explain Obama "Blame the Republicans" stance on immigration.
Facts: Democrats had the 3 branches of the government for more then 4 years and failed to act on anything.
Never once did a bill get passed by the house and ratified by the Senate or signed by the President.
How is it the Republicans fault again?
#boldfacelie
Originally posted by Tzeentch
So instead, priority is being shifted to cracking down on those immigrants who are or were criminals and deporting them, while making it easier for those who aren't dickbags to get official jobs and do things that benefit us all, like pay taxes.
This, right here.
Think of all the under the table money now being over the table and the income tax it will generate. California alone can potentially generate high-end millions. Granted, business owners who take advantage of illegals by paying them a pittance will be upset, but who the **** cares what they think.
so at my temp job there's like one black dude who works with us.. well actually there's two but the other one seems white really. and i am friends with this one black dude cause really he's one of the only smart and chill people there. so this morning we were talking about some random bullshit and our boss comes up to us out of nowhere and says to the black dude "i'm sorry but someone's gotta take a gun and go shoot obama, letting all these mexicans in..." and then walks off. and we both stand there laughing at him cause he thought he apparently thought any random black person you see is the obama embassy or some shit.
Originally posted by red g jacks
so at my temp job there's like one black dude who works with us.. well actually there's two but the other one seems white really. and i am friends with this one black dude cause really he's one of the only smart and chill people there. so this morning we were talking about some random bullshit and our boss comes up to us out of nowhere and says to the black dude "i'm sorry but someone's gotta take a gun and go shoot obama, letting all these mexicans in..." and then walks off. and we both stand there laughing at him cause he thought he apparently thought any random black person you see is the obama embassy or some shit.
😱 😂 That's outrageous.
Originally posted by Time Immemorial
Can someone explain Obama "Blame the Republicans" stance on immigration.Facts: Democrats had the 3 branches of the government for more then 4 years and failed to act on anything.
Never once did a bill get passed by the house and ratified by the Senate or signed by the President.
How is it the Republicans fault again?
#boldfacelie
This is an article from a year ago explaining it:
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/11/charts-explain-why-democrats-went-nuclear-filibuster
This is not a sudden change in the Democratic party, everyone that's critical of the political farce the far right puts on has for years been talking about how the Republicans have misused and abused filibusters to force their minority view through, and made it almost impossible for Obama to do anything without executive orders.
Originally posted by Bardock42
This is an article from a year ago explaining it:http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/11/charts-explain-why-democrats-went-nuclear-filibuster
This is not a sudden change in the Democratic party, everyone that's critical of the political farce the far right puts on has for years been talking about how the Republicans have misused and abused filibusters to force their minority view through, and made it almost impossible for Obama to do anything without executive orders.
Originally posted by Bardock42
...This is not a sudden change in the Democratic party, everyone that's critical of the political farce the far right puts on has for years been talking about how the Republicans have misused and abused filibusters to force their minority view through, and made it almost impossible for Obama to do anything without executive orders.
That completely ignores the fact that the Democrats did the exact same thing during the Bush presidency. Both parties do the same thing.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
That completely ignores the fact that the Democrats did the exact same thing during the Bush presidency. Both parties do the same thing.
Considerably less. Republicans have escalated it to a point that there is complete inaction. They are solely to blame for the lack of progress over the last 6 years.
Originally posted by Bardock42
This is an article from a year ago explaining it:http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/11/charts-explain-why-democrats-went-nuclear-filibuster
This is not a sudden change in the Democratic party, everyone that's critical of the political farce the far right puts on has for years been talking about how the Republicans have misused and abused filibusters to force their minority view through, and made it almost impossible for Obama to do anything without executive orders.
Oh what the fck is this shit Marius???
Facts prove otherwise Dems sat on there ass for 4 years while in complete power!
Originally posted by Omega Vision
Exactly. Republicans sowed the wind and are now reaping the hurricane.
So you want to ignore that they had all three branches of government and didn't pass anything?
Republicans had zero power, dems had it all.
Obama is doing what he wants now as a lame duck to prove he still has power for the next two months.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
😂 No, the dems had a lot to do with that. Your bias is showing.