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A Less Obvious Reason Why GOP Should Cave on Obama’s Immigration Plan: It’s Conservative
National Journal ^ | 30 January 2013 | Ron Fournier

Posted on 01/30/2013 8:51:39 AM PST by Army Air Corps

For all the talk about President Obama’s liberalism, his immigration agenda is the last thing you might expect: conservative.

His enemies might deny it. His staff might not recognize it. But the argument Obama presented Tuesday for a path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants is rooted in economic and social conservatism.

First, in a Las Vegas address that included the words “economy” or “economic” 10 times, Obama argued that immigration fuels corporate innovation. “It keeps our workforce young. It keeps our country on the cutting edge,” he said. “And it’s helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; immigration; obama; reform
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To: Army Air Corps

How can you take anyone seriously who talks about 11 million illegal aliens? It’s more like 25-30 by now. First time I heard that 11-12 million number was ten or more years ago


41 posted on 01/30/2013 4:44:15 PM PST by dennisw (The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
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