Reagan And Bush Made The Same Immigration Move That Has The GOP Enraged At Obama

[still_one]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from deportation is not without precedent.

Two of the last three Republican presidents — Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush — did the same thing in extending amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986.

There was no political explosion then comparable to the one Republicans are threatening no



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and the right wing lapdogs are out in force saying that is false. David Frum in the Atlantic is one of those jerks

In fact frum is ignoring the fact that Obama's acting on a congressional mandate from 1986 is not much different from Bush acting on a congressional mandate from 1986.

[Peacetrain]

1. Makes you wonder what the difference is doesn't it

and yes I am being sarcastic.. oh those poor babies..that bad bad bad old President is actually doing his job, while they sit on the haunches howling at the moon

[Cali_Democrat]

2. IOKTDIIYAW

It's OK To Do It If You Are White

[Rex]

3. But the outrage is not because of his skin color, no sir

must be something else...yup...

[Johonny]

4. GOP is no longer a political party

it is simply a hype machine for... IDK. They're terrible for science, the environment, business, economics, foreign policy... I don't know what the modern GOP does well. I guess the grift well. They are the party of grift. When the money dries from one scheme they come back with another in cycle after cycle. Why anyone votes for obvious scam artists is beyond me. But every grifter has a mug.

[malaise]

5. I wish the hacks on network TV and Cable would point this out

They disgust me

[Cali_Democrat]

6. This paragraph REALLY made me laugh:

Such strong feelings are common among congressional Republicans. GOP leaders warn that an executive order from Obama would "poison the well" and severely damage Republicans' willingness to work with the president during his final two years in office.