Adding to the above post.....

"DHS secures U.S. airports and borders and spearheads domestic counter-terrorism efforts. It also contains the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a small agency that is expected to process the millions of undocumented immigrants who may apply for legal protection under Obama's November 2014 executive order.

Republicans charge Obama overreached with the 2014 executive order, which shields from deportation the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, as well as a 2012 order that helped undocumented child immigrants, widely known as the "Dreamers" program."

I post that part of the article first so everything is in context because I weighed all sides of this. Keep in mind, our President said he wants a bill from congress on immigration....he also will veto this bill....funding for the Homeland Security expires this month, so who is really playing politics here.

"Senate Democrats held firm on Wednesday and for the second time this week blocked a Republican proposal to cut off funding for President Barack Obama's immigration reform policies.

The legislation, which also funds the Department of Homeland Security, failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate, continuing a political battle as the clock ticks toward the Feb. 27 expiration of funding for the homeland security agency.

Senate Republicans say they intend to make another attempt to advance the legislation on Thursday, partly to call public attention to Democratic moves to block the measure, which has already passed the House of Representatives. Both chambers have Republican majorities."

President said his dictate on immigration was to FORCE congress to act, and they are, BUT.......before immigration legislation is even on the floor we do need to fund Homeland Security. Now, in order to get the way he wants, lets just stop any legislation to fund this because it will get rid of the pronouncement made earlier by the President.

Much of this is politics as usual....I get that, but this is the President who said he would love to work with congress, yet his party is stopping a forward movement.

This is the link to the article...

Senate Democrats again block bill derailing Obama on immigration | Reuters

If you read the link, and most will not, you will find that Republicans are not being unreasonable, but politics as usual.

My criticism is for BOTH parties....the party with the Tea Party members who block, but also the party who never even allowed over 100 pieces of legislation to even get to the floor of the senate for discussion, while yelling to come up with legislation.

My problem is with both parties, BUT ALSO with those who drink the party kool aid and come on here and blame one sector of our "leadership" as if the party they support is the all knowing all wonderful group of people.

We better get smart....the PARTIES are running the country and to the person who said we affiliate with a party because of what they stand for, wake up....you keep following what your party tells you to do and you will be repeating history over and over. Demand that they listen to each other instead of preaching hate for the party you do not support.

If you feel that ONE SINGLE political party is responsible for all the ills of the world, then you are simply not informed and not paying attention.