When President Barack Obama could have passed comprehensive immigration reform, when he still had 60 Senate Democrats, he didn't lift a finger to push it.
Now that he can't pass it — it is too late in the year, he doesn't have 60 votes, and many Democrats will defect — he aggressively pushes it in a national speech.
The opportunism and hypocrisy of his attempt to manipulate America's Latinos into forgetting his previous inaction is transparent and obvious.
Polls show him losing Hispanics because of high and continuing unemployment and losing congressional seats in the bargain, so Obama has dug up the immigration proposals of former President George W. Bush, dusted them off, and made them his own.
He knows the proposal won't pass. But he hopes that it will reignite Latino enthusiasm for his failing presidency and anger at Republicans for frustrating immigration reform.
In the process, Obama is neglecting the real answer to immigration. It is ridiculous to speak of sealing the border. A border of more than 1,500 miles can't be sealed. It can't even be controlled. As long as people want to cross, they will be able to get over. Some won't make it. They will just keep trying until they do.
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you ever thought that maybe immigration wasn't pushed because we already had the stimulus package, health care, and funding for two wars going through. Sheesh, I'm not saying I agree with the legislation but if you are going to criticize the pres. atleast do so accurately.
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