by
JENNY
BETH MARTIN Investor's
Business Daily
There are a lot of good reasons for President Obama to steer clear of executive amnesty for illegal immigrants.
There are a lot of good reasons for President Obama to steer clear of executive amnesty for illegal immigrants.
An
early August Reuters/Ipsos survey shows an astonishing 77% of Americans believe
illegal immigration threatens American beliefs and customs, with another 63%
saying illegal immigration puts a burden on our economy.
A
member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights wrote President Obama earlier
this month warning that executive amnesty for illegal immigrants would be
"disastrous" for the job prospects of the unemployed,
"particularly black Americans." Not the ideal legacy for America's
first black president.
Even
American Hispanics want illegal immigrant minors returned home. The latest
YouGov/Economist research shows a mere 11% of Hispanics believe these minors
should be allowed to remain in the U.S. and nearly two-thirds believe they
should be returned to their families in their country of origin.
The
breadth, intensity and uniformity of opposition to amnesty is striking and
suggests that support for it is anathema to any political party or politician
on the ballot this November.
Yet
in spite of overwhelming antipathy on the issue, we continue hearing that Obama
is prepared to take unilateral action despite all indications of great
political risk.
This
is not the first time this administration has confronted such a dynamic.
ObamaCare was similarly (though not as vehemently) opposed by the American
people.
At
no time before or since the Affordable Care Act took effect has a majority
supported it, yet congressional Democrats passed it without a single Republican
vote and Obama signed it into law.
It
loomed large in the 2010 midterm elections in which Democrats were
"shellacked," as Obama observed, but the president didn't suffer any
personal political repercussions, winning a second term two years later by a
comfortable margin.
With
reelection no longer an issue for Obama, the man is further emboldened to
inflict upon Americans another policy they do not want. The picture that
emerges is one in which the president places his radical ideology above even
that of his own party.
Democrats
lost the House in the wake of ObamaCare following the 2010 midterm elections,
and illegal immigration may well be a factor in his party's loss of a Senate
majority this November. Time will tell.
But
would Obama actually sacrifice the prospects of the Democratic Party on the
altar of amnesty? Absolutely. It's called
Long Ball — focusing on the long-term impact of something rather than the
immediate or near-term consequences.
Source: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-viewpoint/081914-713893-obama-playing-long-ball-when-it-comes-to-immigration.htm
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