There was one glaring, remarkable omission in his address that demonstrated more than anything else Obama’s duplicity and deception. Obama never mentioned that the government would be issuing work permits to the estimated five million lawbreakers enabling them to compete for jobs legally with American workers. Moreover, this action undermines his “prosecutorial discretion” defense because he is imbuing the lawbreakers with affirmative new rights, i.e., the ability to work here in contravention of existing laws that prohibit illegal aliens from working or employers from hiring them. This new legal status comes with tangible new benefits for those who broke our laws, including access to Social Security and Medicare.
Obama tried to minimize the impact of his lawlessness on Americans by stating, “I know that some worry immigration will change the very fabric of who we are, or take our jobs, or stick it to middle-class families at a time when they already feel like they've gotten the raw end of the deal for over a decade. I hear these concerns. But that's not what these steps would do.” In fact, this is exactly what legalization of five million lawbreakers and a virtual suspension of the enforcement of our immigration laws in the interior of our country will do.
This affects not only the five million lawbreakers who will be legalized, but also, the 7 million or more others who are here illegally. And make no mistake about it; millions more will try to come here to take advantage of this amnesty regardless of what parameters are set on eligibility. The “undocumented” have always found a way to get the documents they need to circumvent our laws.
The infusion of five million more legal foreign workers into the workforce at a time when the labor participation rate in the US is at the lowest point since 1977 makes no sense at all. Moreover, those receiving the amnesty are overwhelmingly unskilled and uneducated, .e.g., 51% of the illegal aliens who are heads of household lack even a high school diploma. Do we really need millions more high school dropouts who will receive more in benefits than they contribute in taxes. Our SS system has been in the red since 2010. Adding more low income people to the system will hasten its bankruptcy along with Medicare.
The Reps should make the Dems own amnesty and the impact it will have on American workers and our social welfare system.
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