Posted on 01/30/2013 8:51:39 AM PST by Army Air Corps
For all the talk about President Obamas 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 its helped build the greatest economic engine the world has ever known.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationaljournal.com ...
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
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