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Reagan, Bush also acted alone to shield immigrants (AP obfuscation again)
Associated Press ^
| Nov 15, 2014 12:36 PM EST
| Andrew Taylor
Posted on 11/15/2014 11:09:15 AM PST by Olog-hai
President Barack Obama’s anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from deportation is not without precedent.
Two of the last three Republican presidents—Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush—did the same thing in extending amnesty to family members who were not covered by the last major overhaul of immigration law in 1986.
There was no political explosion then comparable to the one Republicans are threatening now.
A tea party-influenced GOP is poised to erupt if and when Obama follows through on his promise. …
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TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: amnesty; bush; obama; reagan
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To: Olog-hai
Arthur, you are a LIAR LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE.
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11/15/2014 11:54:44 PM PST
by
Impy
(They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
To: Olog-hai
Whoops, his name is ANDREW. You’re a GD liar, Andrew.
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11/15/2014 11:55:26 PM PST
by
Impy
(They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
To: ansel12
But Ted Kennedy lied to President Reagan and AP is lying here.
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11/16/2014 8:59:30 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Shickl-Gruber's Big Lie gave us Hussein's Un-Affordable Care act (HUAC).)
To: a fool in paradise
Yes and JFK was the daddy of it all.
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11/16/2014 9:59:57 AM PST
by
ansel12
(The churlish behavior of Obama over the next two years is going to be spellbinding.)
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