President Obama’s move to provide not only ipso facto amnesty to the children of illegal immigrants but work permits as well, signals that he has come to grips with the notion that he very well may not achieve re-election. It also signals that for the remainder of his tenure he will be pushing through as many Progressive and, essentially, ideological agenda items as he can. With hyper-partisans Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer in control of the Senate, the damage could be significant.
No one should be surprised that Mr. Obama acted – on a political level – to satisfy his 2008 campaign promise to do something in support of immigration reform. But his move to provide legal worker status to what some estimate to be 800,000 people is a provocative move, especially when the U-6 unemployment rate stands at 14.8 percent among legal US citizens. Further, with a solid 2-to-1 advantage among the Hispanic voter demographic, there really is no political advantage to the move sans, currying favor with politically Progressive big money donors.
There is also the very real possibility that this move will anger many naturalized American-Hispanics who came to the country through the legally established process, not to mention those of the same demographic who are currently unemployed or under-employed. Mr. Obama didn’t ingratiate himself to the socially Conservative American-Hispanic community with his embrace of gay marriage and his confrontation with the Catholic Church over the issue of religious freedom. So, there is a very real possibility that this is an attempt at damage control or at least minimizing the damage done to this voter demographic where his re-election is concerned.
The bigger side-effect of Mr. Obama’s decision to provide ipso facto amnesty and legal worker status will play out in the undecided and independent voter demographic, and especially the sub-group of voters that are unemployed or under-employed. Mr. Obama’s announcement laid heavily on emotions and “doing what is right”; social justice, and exhibited little regard for those who already possess citizenship and who are suffering the economy brought upon in large part by Mr. Obama’s economic policies. The bottom line here is that an infusion of 800,000 people into a workforce demographic that is experiencing not only a U-6 unemployment rate of 14.8 percent, but a downsizing of the actual number of jobs available, is a move that heaps more pain and uncertainty onto the unemployed and the economy.
Understanding all of this it is hard to say that Mr. Obama is exhibiting compassion for those in the Middle and Lower-Middle Classes who are desperately seeking employment while struggling to make ends meet (read: pay their mortgages, their household bills, buy food and clothing, the essentials). But those who have identified Mr. Obama and his crew as hardcore Progressive ideologues realize he is fulfilling his campaign promise of “change.” And this is why it is so incredibly important for the politically unengaged to take a crash course in Progressivism so that they can be educated about what drives Mr. Obama and his ilk, if in just a cursory manner.
Read More at gopusa.com. By Frank Salvato, GOPUSA.
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We need to impeach this socialist half breed and throw his ass out of our white house into a deep dark wet cell to rot screw you obama
ROMNEY WOULD BE NO BETTER — REPRESENTS BASICALLY THE SAME MASTERS. BANKERS & WALL STREET WHO BROUGHT US THE WARS & TROUBLES WE ARE IN.
I disagree with you! Romney would be better! WE pay more for welfare, Medicaid, and illegals than what we spent on wars.
Maybe O needs these 16 to 30 year olds not only to vote for him, but also to carry guns in his civilian army (serving a two-year term)…
yep, he is trying too hard – to get votes…. Very obvious.
Just hope our new president and new congress AND fix and correct all the Unconstitutional errors he has been making.
This Bungler-in- Chief really is an estounding AMATEUR!!!
There are enough people in this country who will fall for this latest move of Obama and keep Obama as President in November. Let's face it; there are just too many stupid voters in this country.
Mr. Salvato, thank you so very much for one thing in particular, for NOT CALLING THIS INSULTING BASTARD “President”!!!!!!!!! I cannot tell you how much it offends me to hear that offensive and sickening name combined with the word, the honorable name of President! He is no president, he is anything BUT! He is an offense, an insult, a disease that has infected and infested our nation with more grieif, sorrow and harm than even a toxic plague could ever do! At least there are cures for illnesses! There seems to be no cure at all for the sheer stupidity of the American fools who insist on backing and supportging this most deadly Disease that INFECTS AND SICKENS OUR NATION TO IT”S VERY CORE! Anyone who does not support this THING in office, should NEVER, EVER CALL HIM BY THAT NAME, PRESIDENT! He has proven himself to be the exact opposite of that name, he has gone above and beyond the word ENEMY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE! This last INSULT, this “legalizing the ILLEGALS” is a direct slap in the face, a kick in the guts of every out of work American! And as you said, an insult to those Hispanics who came to this country the LEGAL way, and worked to EARN THAT RIGHT TO BECOME AMERICANS! For all of us who have to obey the laws of our nation, this is an outrage, an illegal move that should be overturned, or thrown out the door, as so much offal, and an offensive tactic used by an ILLEGAL sitting thing, THING in office! My dislike of this man, this insulting THING in office is beyond dislike, even beyond hatred. He sickens me. Everything about him makes my stomach hurt, my teeth hurt from the intense dislike of this most foul imposter in our WHITE HOUSE! Everything that our nation has ever stood for, this evil being has mocked, and made a mockery of. He is so insulting to those of American heritage and pride that it is beyond words to describe. He has got to go, whether by impeachment, or losing the election, God please do not allow this insult to be re-elected, or by being thrown from the White House bodily by American Patriots or the military, one way or another, he MUST GO! I do not want to see him murdered, for to do that, would only make a martyr of him, and he does not even deserve to become that! martyrs are those with integrity, and intelligence, and those who actually do good for their fellow man. This repulsive and evil being has done exactly not one thing for his fellow man, for he is too self involved, too arrogant and full of himself to even consider that he HAS a fellow man! He is the worst kind of narcissist, the absolute worst. The rule and regime of this muslime has to end, this horror show has to have an ending, and it needs desperately to be soon, as soon as is possible! He is the Living, Breathing Freddie Kruger of Horror Movie fame, his claws are sharper than Freddies ever were, and more deadly, for his are REAL! His claws have left scars on this nation that will never heal. He has done more damage to us than we ever dreamed of, he is a living Nightmare on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC.
Excellent comment sir or maam there is no need for me to comment you said it all.Thank You