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Weasel Zippers
5/9/2011
Thanks for proving our point, Barack.
Washington — President Barack Obama’s commitment to providing some legal status for illegal aliens is reflected in the time he has spent focusing on the country’s immigration laws in recent weeks, the White House said one day before the president is set to deliver a national address on immigration from El Paso, Texas.
El Paso is across the border from Juarez, Mexico, a city where 3,111 civilians were murdered last year — more than in all of Afghanistan.
In recent weeks, Obama met with current and former elected officials, business leaders and Hollywood celebrities – all whom agreed with his position on the matter — to promote comprehensive immigration reform.
Proponents call the proposal a “pathway to citizenship” for the roughly 12 million illegal aliens in the country; critics call it “amnesty.”
“It will reflect his commitment to comprehensive immigration reform,” White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday…
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Related: Marxist vs Marxist Over Immigration Reform
An interesting little Marxist on Marxist leftist faction fight in Sacramento last May Day.
Far left Democrats, carrying Che Guevara signs, protest their own party’s lack of progress on immigration reform – legalizing illegal immigrants in other words.
Dolores Huerta, United Farm Workers icon, friend of Hillary Clinton‘s , Democratic Party activist andDemocratic Socialists of America leader, defends her Dem comrades and attacks the GOP…
Also, Insecure Communities
After the killing of Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama would like to establish himself as the new sheriff in town. When it comes to immigration enforcement, elected officials within the president’s own party are saying: Not in our town…
…Some liberal politicians have finally discovered a federal program they find too intrusive. And a triangulating president will have to see if he can keep his base in check on illegal immigration.
