Posted on 11/20/2014 2:25:37 PM PST by Tailgunner Joe
The executive order coming from President Obama to protect millions of immigrants from deportation falls short, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) said Thursday.
Durbin, an author of the Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill and the second-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership, called Obama’s action a good first step, but argued it should do more.
“Here’s the problem we have. I’d like to see all of the families of Dreamers be protected,” he told reporters.
Obama’s order does not cover the parents of illegal immigrants who came to the country illegally at a young age and were protected from deportation by an expansion of immigration law by the Department of Homeland Security in 2012. Nor will the order cover farm workers, he said.
“It’s the opinion of the White House counsel that you cannot build executive action on top of executive action so they had to be careful in the way that this was written to comply all the precedents and law on the subject,” Durbin said, explaining why the parents of the Dreamers aren’t covered.
Durbin said he respected the president’s decision, however.
“I think this is as far as the president believes he can go,” he said.
He said some pro-immigrant advocates will “want more [and] I don’t blame them, I want more.”
He called Obama’s move a first step and reiterated his call on Senate Republicans to pass comprehensive legislation, which he noted would address many issues left untouched by executive action, such as border security and H-1B visas for highly skilled workers.
“I think this is a positive step forward,” he added.
Senate Democratic leaders held a press conference highlighting the 511 days that have passed since the upper chamber has passed immigration reform legislation without action by the House.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said he was satisfied overall with the scope of Obama’s action.
“We have a very broad program that I understand will allow some 5 million people to have their status readjusted. That’s pretty good,” he said.
Republicans have denounced Obama for acting alone, calling it a grave overreach that flouts the will of Congress and voters.
Here we go trying to make the O look like a moderate.
Watch the background news for the slight of hand actions as this big distraction takes place.
Maybe Dick knows something about Obama Big Speech ,it’s all HOT AIR
DEMs know how to play the populace, legal and illegal. Just because conservatives think their opinions are the only opinions doesn’t mean the country will back them, particularly if they aren’t willing to make the supreme sacrifices for the good of the country.
Scratch the surface of a liberal, find a fascist underneath. they want a pure dictatorship, plain and simple.
You can bet a good few GOP Senators agree with Durbin
Al Sharpton says he thinks “Everyone with a Hispanik NAME should be given Citizenship two acres and a Mule....”
Shut up tinyDick Durbin, anyone who supports this should be jailed for treason.
Al Pimpton thinks everybody wid a messycan name be given a bag of crack, a hi point 9mm and a cd of rap music.
I hope some illegal breaks into his house.
Nobody who respects the Constitution and our Country can say it doesn’t go far enough.
Nothing worse then someone who will sell out their country for personal gain.
It's bluff by the dems until they get froggy and pull that EO trigger.
/johnny
“Here’s the problem we have. I’d like to see all of the families of Dreamers be protected,”
Here’s the problem I have. I’d like to see all of the families and all of the Dreamers be DEPORTED after they spend TEN Years in JAIL.
Anyone see a problem with that?
Not before they break into Durbin's house and steal everything he's got.
/johnny
By the way, has anyone figured out how representatives from the kookiest neighborhoods in the nuttiest cities in the looniest states in the nation come to occupy the most powerful posts in the capitol?
FUDD!!!
The kooks keep re-electing them and they get seniority
Dick is aptly named!
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