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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
It was a smart political move by Obama, doing something that is impossible for either party to criticize. If there's any criticism at all it is that the POTUS has bypassed the Congressional legislative process.
But it really can't be alleged that Obama "derailed any hope of immigration reform". Sadly, there was no hope of any reform because of the ideological and political deep freeze in Congress.
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The Dream Act is stalled in congress because Republican Senators filibustered the bill, even though it got 55 votes. The president's actions yesterday may cause congress to revisit this bill, or may cause Senator Marco Rubio to actually produce the bill that he's been working on but has yet to put anything in writing. These are the two choices for republicans if they hope to get any hispanic votes in the upcoming election.
Of course, we know that Speaker Boehner lead his house members on their ninth recess of the year, and this is only mid-June, so how could they debate anything?