Obama's Immigration Policy Will Grow the Economy

Obama's immigration policy makes moral, economic, and political sense

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One woman from Mexico got mad because no one knew her Language and I told her every Hispanic in this country learned English, so people wouldn't think they are illegals from Mexico. I heard in California you better know Spanish otherwise you don't get that job you wanted so much because it'll go to some illegal that has false papers and speaks Spanish, and not much English. Another woman told me her country was the best country in the World and it was Mexico. So, I asked her what was she doing in our country since her country was the best country in the whole World. She zipped it up and said not one word after knowing the USA is the best country in the whole world.

American of TX 7:46PM November 19, 2012

I am disappointed because children of illegals get to go to Pre-K in our city ( San Antonio ) and our children have to stay home and wait until they enter Kindergarten to go to school. Our Mayor is a traitor same as his friend Obama is a traitor to the Americans in this country. How can a Mayor do that to us? Our Mayor decided he needed an increase in the sales tax, so the children of illegals and children of low income parents can go to Pre-K for the whole day and it passed because the low income came out to vote since it was going to benefit their children. Oh, I forgot his family came from Mexico, so he may feel he is obligated to help those from his cesspool country. Our children have no chance to attend Pre-K and this to me is discrimination, and someone should file charges against the city and also against school districts in this city. This may be going on in every city in this country and it's about time to put a stop to this discrimination being done to American citizen children.

JoSe of TX 7:26PM November 19, 2012

Never reward bad or illegal behaviour unless you want more bad or illegal behaviour...

Reagan was wrong!

faketony of NC 6:09PM August 23, 2012

you all sound like a Racist. Don't forget that your ancestors were immigrants, some even Illegal immigrants. Just because your parents earned the right does that mean you have also?

The Policy makes perfect sense, considering that to be eligible you need to have been present in the U.S for 5 years.

Another misunderstanding is that Illegal immigrants are on welfare. That is just hilarious and shows how ignorant some people are. In order to apply for welfare you need to have had a legal job, as in you need SSN.

Lastly Immigrants are doing Jobs Americans don't want. I was Speaking to a friend who desperately needed a job. I told her to Look up jobs and there where a few available, but they applied for a company who did not have jobs available. I asked her, why?. They Responded, "Because the other jobs don't suit me".

Sam of PA 1:15AM July 03, 2012

We don't need any reform. These Dreamers talk amongst themselves since they learned to talk, speak the language of their home country, know they are illegal and can get by with anything if they beg politicians, bleeding hearts, organize and get publicity so they can tell one sob story after another, as though none of us are hurting even worse.

I don't buy for one second they didn't know they were illegal. I am from an Mexican neighborhood and believe me, the kids know how to fleece us and laugh about it the same as their parents do. I am from Chula Vista, CA. Go there and live for two years (try 43 like my family). You would be thoroughly disgusted and sick to even your stomach. Maybe not though if you are behind Obama.

Linda Lueck of WA 6:56PM June 27, 2012

So, the Obama administration's "courageous decision to grant innocent, undocumented youth protection from deportation makes good sense from a moral, economic, and political perspective"? In other words to go against the constitution is now moral, and makes good sense from an economic and political perspective? Forget about the 20+ million Americans that are out of work or under-employed. It is "moral" to keep them displaced in favor of granting illegals jobs? This makes economic sense?

Well, I suppose it all does if you want to start a second revolution.......... And I'm not talking about at the polls either.

Jim of NY 10:00AM June 26, 2012

Does it make LEGAL sense?

Does it make sense to all the people who wait in line legally and follow the legal process?

Rex Remes of VA 11:43AM June 21, 2012

Illegal immigration is hurting our economy more now than ever with our financial difficulties and taxes going up every year. US citizens want to help the world but we cant afford it. The government keeps making decisions for the US population and have no idea how these so called wonderful humanitarian liberal ideas turned into law and policies will affect our society, schools, hospitals, welfare, housing, and lets not forget the jobs. These people are not doing the jobs americans dont want. Thats the biggest lie ever told. They are being hired illegally at lower wages and no labor rights. Immigrants are a bargain labor force to the American business. They provide labor for slave wage. Then they are forced to live in cramped apartments because they dont make enough to afford 1 apartment per family. Nearly 40 percent of illegal immigrants who work off the books go on welfare to help support their growing families. Its not fair. But as long as the American Business needs slaves, Americans will have to somehow flip the bill. The thing here is Americans are broke. Opportunities have disappeared even for our college grads. The blue collar worker is permanently unemployed while an illegal took his job for half his salary, off the books and for years will not pay 1 dime in any type of tax. Something is wrong here.

zenaida medina of NC 11:36AM June 21, 2012

Clearly you know nothing about what immigration laws are designed to accomplish. This action will accomplish NOTHING but confusion. Who pays for the administration of "enrolling those who might qualify"? The cost will be astronomical to hire and train additional employees to oversee the program, and there are no details as to how the potential applicants will apply - it'll take years just to set it all up! Nothing has been thought through. What a joke!

This is the only "transparent" action Obama has taken since he was elected: announce this token appeasement to the Latinos so they'll vote for him in November! The thing is legal Latinos don't necessarily agree with amnesty for so many when they came legally. They may bring their own illegal relatives here, but that's it, and illegal aliens can't vote, especially if they have to show legal ID which the Obama administration is also fighting. What an unmitigated disaster this will be. Did he really teach Constitutional law!!???

Jackie Czarzasty of AZ 3:40AM June 21, 2012

This website is obviously a corporate cheerleader for cheap labor, pretending to be oh-so-sensitive to multiplying illegals who guarantee their own low wages by cranking out massively surplus labor.

Many (if not most) of the over-breeding aliens gloat about their over-breeding, as their means of "taking over" the US from the hated gringos. Meanwhile their demands multiply with their crime rate even as citizens are told to shut up and endlessly "celebrate diversity."

Pat Kittle of CA 3:13AM June 21, 2012

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