Interesting Obama comments on immigration

[utvolpj]

Obama on Non-Criminal Illegal Aliens: We Don?t Want to Deport Them; 'We Want Them To Succeed? | CNSnews.com

Obama answered, “We have redesigned our enforcement practices under the law to make sure that we’re focusing primarily on criminals, and so our deportation of criminals are up about 70 percent. Our deportation of non-criminals are down, and that’s because we want to focus our resources on those folks who are destructive to the community.

“And for a young person like that young woman that we just spoke to who’s going to school, doing all the right things, we want them to succeed," Obama said.

The president later added, “America is a nation of laws, which means I, as the president, am obligated to enforce the law.”

so we have laws on the book that must be enforced yet we want illegals to succeed? Then he goes a little further

Obama said, “There are enough laws on the books by Congress that are very clear in terms of how we have to enforce our immigration system that for me to simply, through executive order, ignore those congressional mandates, would not conform with my appropriate role as president.”

Wait, didn't he just do that?

“That does not mean, though, that we can’t make decisions, for example, to emphasize enforcement on those who’ve engaged in criminal activity,” said Obama.

would that include breaking US law by entering the country illegally? Nah

 

[JTrainDavis]

Both parties are going to kowtow to the hispanic vote, it's just that simple. Enforcing the "laws" is walking on political thin ice, sad but that's how it is.

 

[JayVols]

Both parties are going to kowtow to the hispanic vote, it's just that simple. Enforcing the "laws" is walking on political thin ice, sad but that's how it is.

This. Dems want reliable votes Repubs want cheap labor. No way either party addresses this issue.

 

[volinbham]

It's called "nuance" when Obama uses double talk and contradicts himself. You're just too dumb to recognize the subtle differences in his nuanced approach...

 

[droski]

if he explained it properly you'd agree with him. in other words you are an idiot.

 

[utvolpj]

dang, dumb and an idiot :cray:

 

[volinbham]

dang, dumb and an idiot :cray:

I'm going to throw in dangerous and racist just to cover all the bases.

 

[utvolpj]

well I own guns and don't like welfare so...

 

[JayVols]

well I own guns and don't like welfare so...

I guess I'm in the same boat with you...

 

[IPorange]

I encourage the focus being on dangerous or destructive criminals, rather than ones whose criminal record starts and ends with immigration itself.

That being said, I don't really understand Obama's comments.

 

[droski]

I encourage the focus being on dangerous or destructive criminals, rather than ones whose criminal record starts and ends with immigration itself.

That being said, I don't really understand Obama's comments.

the absurdity is assuming you can tell the difference when they are crossing the border.

 

[sjt18]

I am supportive of allowing more productive people into the country. To that end, we should build border/immigration facilities to process them efficiently.

Illegals are criminals and should be treated as such. They should not be eligible for any type of entitlement. I support criminal penalties for those who knowingly or carelessly hire them.

 

[IPorange]

the absurdity is assuming you can tell the difference when they are crossing the border.

No doubt. I'm speaking more of who we spend resources on tracking down (individually) when they're already here. Busting Juan the fruit-picker and his family of five should be the lowest of priorities. Javier the gang-banger should wake up south of Tijuana.

Obviously it goes without saying that the border must be secured to keep people from coming right back. That would be step one. If we could secure the border, then we could put organized (not necessarily accelerated) legalization paths for illegal immigrants already here, especially with children. Like it or not, those children born here are American citizens, and we can't retroactively change that law.

 

[n_huffhines]

Just open the borders. Delusional xenophobia's always existed but immigration has never really been a problem. The stuff they say about central Americans was said about the Irish, the Italians, etc.

I'm all for it because it would bankrupt the welfare system and we'd have to abandon that.

 

[droski]

Just open the borders. Delusional xenophobia's always existed but immigration has never really been a problem. The stuff they say about central Americans was said about the Irish, the Italians, etc.

I'm all for it because it would bankrupt the welfare system and we'd have to abandon that.

i'm assuming you don't live in a border state. the irish and italians had job market capable of handing that level of immigration.

 

[milohimself]

Both parties are going to kowtow to the hispanic vote, it's just that simple. Enforcing the "laws" is walking on political thin ice, sad but that's how it is.

This is at the heart of the issue. Lose the Latin base in Florida, lose the white house.