Obama to Take Executive Action on Immigration

[DigitalDrifter]

If Obama wants to deport them, then by all means Congress should get behind it.

 

[Peach]

If Obama wants to deport them, then by all means Congress should get behind it.

Deporting young children is both expensive, and contravenes current law, that is why the House needs to end the 'stand still' approach to their jobs.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

So I'm assuming the REAL reason our sore loser in chief held this press conference in order to upstage the black eye that the SCOTUS gave him today.

 

[Uncensored2008]

If he did nothing, would he be violating the Constitution? Is congress violating the Constitution by doing nothing?

If you obey the law, are you a criminal?

Uh, no...

You voted for Obama twice, dinja?

 

[Peach]

So I'm assuming the REAL reason our sore loser in chief held this press conference in order to upstage the black eye that the SCOTUS gave him today.

No, there is a real problem with tousands of undocumented children moving up from south of the border, but Obama is late to this game.

 

[Uncensored2008]

So I'm assuming the REAL reason our sore loser in chief held this press conference in order to upstage the black eye that the SCOTUS gave him today.

No, there is a real problem with tousands of undocumented children moving up from south of the border, but Obama is late to this game.

Obama invited them here with his illegal "Dream Act" law.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

So I'm assuming the REAL reason our sore loser in chief held this press conference in order to upstage the black eye that the SCOTUS gave him today.

No, there is a real problem with tousands of undocumented children moving up from south of the border, but Obama is late to this game.

Believe me I know, and I demand the feds secure our border !!

But, why didn't he give this press conference Friday, Thursday, etc ?

I think he knew the SCOTUS decision was coming Monday, and he was prepared to deflect from getting slapped down by having this speech in his back pocket.

 

[rightwinger]

CNN) -- [Adds breaking news update 3:20 p.m. ET]

President Barack Obama said Monday he was starting "a new effort to fix as much of our immigration system as I can on my own, without Congress," adding that he directed his team to recommend steps he can take this summer and that he would then act on those steps "without delay."

[Original story moved at 2:48 p.m. ET]

President Barack Obama plans to take executive action on immigration reform after House Speaker John Boehner told him last week the House won't vote on a comprehensive bill this year, a White House official said.

Obama will make a statement on immigration at the White House later Monday to announce some steps, including a request for emergency funds as the United States grapples with a surge of undocumented children and adults crossing the border from Mexico.

According to the official, Obama will order a shift in security resources to border regions and call for additional action he can take "without Congress but within his existing authorities to fix as much of our broken immigration system as we can."

The President also sent Congress a letter asking that legislators work with him on providing additional money and leeway to deal with the situation on the southern border.

On Sunday, an administration official told CNN the money will go to securing appropriate space for the detention of children but also stemming the tide of immigrants.

The government hopes to increase its ability to investigate and dismantle smuggling organizations as well as quickly return children and adults to their home countries if they do not qualify for asylum, according to that official.

So far, the federal government has struggled to process and accommodate the influx of illegal human traffic but specifically the spike in children.

U.S. authorities estimate that between 60,000 to 80,000 children without parents will cross the border this year in what the White House is calling an "immediate humanitarian crisis."

Earlier in June, the White House announced a plan to spend millions in a government-wide response by sending aide to governments in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador to help with crime and violence prevention.

In mid-June, Vice President Joe Biden also spoke with leaders in the three countries as well as Mexico about working together to promote security.

Biden's objective was to emphasize that adults arriving with their children in the United States don't meet the requirements for a policy that defers deportation for children brought to the United States before June 15, 2012.

Obama also spoke with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto about the issue and has warned families who see the dangerous trip as the best option for their children.

Obama to take executive action on immigration - CNN.com

Does anyone disagree with any of these actions?

If so, which ones?