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Jorge Ramos: ‘It is Republicans’ turn to act on immigration, and they aren’t doing it’
But they did serve up very pricey portion of red meat for the faithful:
If Republicans had their way, more than four million undocumented immigrants would lose the protections President Barack Obama granted through an executive order in November. They would face deportation again. Latinos have no choice but to take this personally.
On January 14, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted 236 to 191 for a bill that would revoke funding for Obama’s executive order, which would allow some undocumented immigrants to stay in the country and obtain work permits. It would mostly benefit two groups of undocumented immigrants: those who have children who were born in the U.S., and the Dreamers – students who were brought to the United States by their parents. Obama’s order had an approval rating of 89 percent among Hispanics, according to a poll by Latino Decisions, but Speaker John Boehner told the House assembly, “We are dealing with a president who has ignored the people, ignored the Constitution.”
Most Latinos don’t see it that way. Cristina Jimenez, director of United We Dream, an association for undocumented students, said in an interview, “This is a personal attack, against me and my parents.”
The Republican bill will not pass the Senate, since the GOP doesn’t have the 60 votes needed for its approval, and it won’t survive a presidential veto. This means Republicans launched this action only to demonstrate their opposition to the president. They don’t seem to realize what a terrible message they are sending to Latinos: We are against you...
http://fusion.net/story/39304/jorge-ramos-republicans-this-is-personal/
On January 14, Republicans in the House of Representatives voted 236 to 191 for a bill that would revoke funding for Obama’s executive order, which would allow some undocumented immigrants to stay in the country and obtain work permits. It would mostly benefit two groups of undocumented immigrants: those who have children who were born in the U.S., and the Dreamers – students who were brought to the United States by their parents. Obama’s order had an approval rating of 89 percent among Hispanics, according to a poll by Latino Decisions, but Speaker John Boehner told the House assembly, “We are dealing with a president who has ignored the people, ignored the Constitution.”
Most Latinos don’t see it that way. Cristina Jimenez, director of United We Dream, an association for undocumented students, said in an interview, “This is a personal attack, against me and my parents.”
The Republican bill will not pass the Senate, since the GOP doesn’t have the 60 votes needed for its approval, and it won’t survive a presidential veto. This means Republicans launched this action only to demonstrate their opposition to the president. They don’t seem to realize what a terrible message they are sending to Latinos: We are against you...
http://fusion.net/story/39304/jorge-ramos-republicans-this-is-personal/