Posted on 09/05/2017 10:49:09 AM PDT by sickoflibs
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi denounced President Trump's plan to end the immigration program known as DACA, calling it "shameful...despicable, cruel and heartless."
Pelosi, D-Calif., joined other Democrats and some Republicans in opposing the move to end the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which is facing a court challenge.
The program allows young people who arrived illegally as children to obtain work permits and some federal benefits. Pelosi called for "an immediate response from Congress," to ensure those in the program are not deported, although there is no indication the Trump Administration will move to deport anybody.
"President Trump's decision to end DACA is a deeply shameful act of political cowardice and a despicable assault on innocent young people in communities across America," Pelosi said in the statement. "Deporting DREAMers means destroying the lives of hundreds of thousands of patriotic young people, costing the economy billions and betraying the fundamental values of the American Dream." Among the Republicans opposed to the Trump administration move on DACA is Sen. John McCain of Arizona.
McCain issued a statement Tuesday calling the decision "the wrong approach" to immigration policy, even though he opposed Obama's move at the time to create DACA. "The 800,000 innocent young people granted deferred action under DACA over the last several years are pursuing degrees, starting careers, and contributing to our communities in important ways," McCain said. "While I disagreed with President Obama's unilateral action on this issue, I believe that rescinding DACA at this time is an unacceptable reversal of the promises and opportunities that have been conferred to these individuals."
Why is there a court challenge? There is nothing to challenge.
Senate passed an amnesty bill the House didnt pass any immigration bill.
Recall Ann Coulter warning that any bill passed by House would be turned into full amnesty in conference.
Why aren’t the people of AZ demanding this senile Liberal resign?
“...These people are absolute frauds...”
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This comment covers at least 90% of Congress....
Count me as “not surprised”.
Pelosi + McCain = match made in hell.
Oh, for heaven’s sake. DACA wasn’t “rescinded”. It’s expiring according to the timeline of Obama’s proclamation. Besides that, President Trump and AG Sessions are being very fair and very constitutional. I’m sure the HOR and US Senate can get together and pass legislation regarding this aspect of immigration in the next six months. (sarcasm)
He didn’t end it.
Do your job Nanners and go ahead and help out John McBrain.
McCain see’s himself as a maverick but he is really nothing more than a self-promoting narcissist who craves attention. That in the end will be his sad legacy.
They don’t want to take this on, I love it. Trump shoved it right up their backsides. No more dancing around the mulberry bush.
Meanwhile, that supreme ass left this mess for Trump. I wish that person an unhealthy future.
McLame and Pelosi oppose is a sure sign President Trump is doing the right thing.
McCain truly is a liberal for standing up for this POS!!!!
That in the end will be his sad legacy.
I don’t care what McCains legacy is, I just want him to get to it!
It is a toomah
The opposition from these traitorous scum is even more proof that rescinding DACA was the RIGHT DECISION!
Dear John, please refer back to your comments recently made in Italy, about separate branches of government and neither one being able to dictate to the other about doing what they see is right. Stop your creepy backstabbing and do what’s right.
who in their right mind could have seen that coming?
OOS! I meant THE RHINO McCain and Witch Nan Pelosi!
Loonie birds of a feather ...
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