I know Obama may not know this but these people have been voting all along and they do NOT vote Republican. There’s NOTHING to gain by taking a stance on an issue that LEGALLY died in Congress. The Dream Act failed.
This executive order is in John Boehner’s lap now.
Let me tell you. My city is flooded with Somalis. Back during Bush vs Gore I went to the polls and saw many Somalis in line to vote in that election.
The next day one of my Somali co-workers who had just arrived to the USA only 3 months before asked me who I voted for. I told him I voted for Bush. He told me he voted for Al Gore. Another Somali told me he also voted and mentioned something about Clinton and a voting card upon arrival in the US. I have no idea what he was talking about.
The last I knew... even legal immigrants cannot vote in our elections (at least general elections). They must be here for a certain number of years and I think they also need to become US Citizens before they can vote. I also think it’s 5 years in the US before you can apply for citizenship.
That being said you can bet all you got in the bank that not only are legal immigrants voting in the general but also illegals vote in the general. In many places they do not even ask for your ID and they would fear being sued if they were to actually come out and ask for proof of citizenship or even legal status.
Don’t think for a moment that they don’t vote. They do and they have been for quite a few years now.
Personally I do not think Obama will gain many votes from illegals because of this executive order simply because they’ve been most likely voting already anyways.
The challenge should be the legality of HOW this Amnesty was passed and not the policy itself. The American people will send a message come this November.
It is not an executive order.
So far it is just a bunch of hand-waving.
Romney was asked on Face the Nation whether he'd overturn this.
He demurred, but the correct answer might have been "Overturn what?"
Obama has not actually done anything yet on this issue.