2 GOP presidents acted unilaterally on immigration

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON — Two presidents have acted unilaterally on immigration — and both were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his successor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986.

Neither faced the political uproar widely anticipated if and when President Barack Obama uses his executive authority to protect millions of immigrants from deportation.

Reagan's and Bush's actions were conducted in the wake of a sweeping, bipartisan immigration overhaul and at a time when "amnesty" was not a dirty word. Obama is acting as the country — and Washington — are bitterly divided over a broken immigration system and what to do about 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally.

Obama wants to extend protection from deportation to millions of immigrant parents and spouses of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, and expand his 2-year-old program that shields immigrants brought illegally to this country as children.

A tea party-influenced GOP is poised to erupt, if and when Obama follows through on his promise.

"The audacity of this president to think he can completely destroy the rule of law with the stroke of a pen is unfathomable to me," said GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an outspoken opponent of relaxing U.S. immigration law. "It is unconstitutional, it is cynical, and it violates the will of the American people."


http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/2-gop-presidents-acted-unilaterally-on-immigration/ar-BBdWmGT?ocid=DELLDHP

Right King, Obama's being uppity.

[antiquie]

1. Carter gave amnesty to draft dodgers

(not deserters, to be clear) unilaterally.

[Spazito]

2. The hypocrisy of the rabid right, both in Congress and outside of it, is...

blatant. The internecine fight within the republican party is going to become full blown when the President signs an Executive Order on Immigration.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. 2 Reasons The 'Right' didn't blink an eye

Those were two white guys.

Those were two Republicans.

"It's allllllllllllll right because it's alllllllllllllllllll" . . . (Reference Chris Rock for a finish to the quote)

[Old Nick]

4. Yes, but when Obama does it, it's evil

EEEEEVIL, I tells ya!

[malaise]

5. But but but

neither was African-American