Posted on 01/18/2017 2:00:16 PM PST by drewh
President Obama said he would regard any effort to round up and deport Dreamers as an attack on American "core values" that would cause him to speak out publicly.
The so-called Dreamers, young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, "for all practical purposes are American kids," Obama said at what is expected to be the final news conference of his tenure.
"The notion that we would just arbitrarily or because of politics punish those kids, when they didn't do something themselves ... would merit my speaking out," he said.
Obama's administration has protected more than 700,000 such young people from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Under the terms of that policy, Dreamers are allowed temporarily to live and work legally in the U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump has said that he plans to cancel the DACA program after he takes office on Friday, but he has not said what he would do with the Dreamers. His pick to head the Department of Homeland Security, retired Gen. John Kelly, said last week that he did not know what the administration would decide.
Obama said that he did not plan to comment on most political issues, at least for the next year, saying he wanted to "be quiet a little bit" and "not hear myself talk so darn much."
But, he said, he would make an exception for "certain issues or certain moments where I think our core values may be at stake."
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Obama’s unconstitutional, Executive Order 2012 “Dreamer” amnesty has legalized so far over 800,000 people giving them work permits and SSNs. So why should Trump recognize this as a fait acompli? He can undo it with a pen just like it was created. It is part of Obama’s legacy.
Go ahead, you can’t hijack primetime tv coverage for your inane remarks anymore, so who cares?
“Dreamers” - another classic example of left-wing manipulation and politicization of language.
That piece of paper and all the forgeries will never see the light of day.
“for all practical purposes”
You forgot one purpose Barrack...........legally.
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This punk “deferred action” on these illegals through executive prosecutorial discreation.
The deferment ends Friday. The action of deportation starts Saturday.
Sorry, but if you rob a bank your kids don’t get to keep the loot.
GWB set the gold standard for ex-Prexys will zipped lips.
undocumented dine and dashers
Any one of us: There was just a piece of paper preventing me from walking out of this restaurant.
Can’t you let it slide?”
Police: No.
Till you’re blue in the face Anti Christ!
Probably because the Bush’s ultimately have the same agenda as the current political regime (Clintons, Obama, etc.), which is to break down traditional America in the name of globalization.
Let’s face it, Dogeater, you’re going to speak out if herr trumpster says he likes eggs for breakfast
The only ‘core’ that Obama knows about in America is the center of the roll of toilet paper.
He created & nourished a problem in he USA that brought in more illegals.
He can squeal like a stuck pig- I want them gone.
Ack, we knew he was never going away.
Guy’s gotta mouth like a cannon, always shootin’ it off.
Neither of which counts for anything after Friday noon.
How about we out Obama and others in prison who allowed them here ? Time to take America back. Arrest Obama, Trump !
How about we out Obama and others in prison who allowed them here ? Time to take America back. Arrest Obama, Trump !
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