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Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
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President Obama's speech announcing the details of his executive order on immigration on Nov. 20, 2014, starts by saying he is not bypassing Congress or the Republicans. He says Republicans had the opportunity to pass legislation in the House that passed the Senate, or come up with their own bill. And still have an opportunity to come up with a bill he could sign into law that address the shortcomings of the current immigration system. In selling the bill to Americans he points out that this is not an amnesty, that the current system which allows immigrants here to stay illegally without paying taxes or any accountability is an amnesty. He points to deportation of millions as not an option, an out of the character of America. That deportation of criminals will continue and is up 80% in his administration, without mentioning that deportation under his administration for ordinary undocumented immigrants without any criminal record had reached a high of 400,000 a year under his administration, higher than under the Republican Bush administration. In fact it had reached such levels that Hispanic groups stated they would sit out the midterm 2014 elections and not vote for Democrats or Republicans, after providing a significant part of the winning margin for Obama in the 2012 presidential election. President Obama says he has the legal authority to prevent deportation, and that this is essentially what this executive order does- providing a temporary right to stay and work in this country to undocumented immigrants here living in the shadows who are here for more than 5 years, not a permanent status or citizenship. He cites other presidential decisions of the last 50 years, Republican and Democratic, that have integrated large groups of undocumented immigrants, including an executive order by President Reagan. And he refers to the Bush presidencies 41 and 43, where both father and son, considered Hispanic Americans "a part of American life," as good hard-working people deserving a chance to be Americans. The speech ends with an appeal to the compassion of Americans urging them to look at their own individual stories going back one, two or several generations, or Ellis Island where the early waves of European immigrants entered the country in the 19th century, and to immigrants from the period after the early British settlements in the 18th century. This is typical Obama, as much as the calculated decision to pursue a aggressive deportation policy was for the first 6 years of his administration, including the decision for "Dreamers" or young people before the 2012 election. "Scripture tells us, we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. we were strangers once, too. And whether our forbears were strangers who crossed the Atlantic, or the Pacific, or the Rio Grande, we are here because this country welcomed them in." Over 2 million deportations in one of the most aggressive deportation policies of any administration, followed by an effort to stop deportations before the next presidential election, when the NYT had called his deportation policy "infuriating."
What polls show on immigration action in Nov. 2014- only 39% approve legal status for illegal immigrants, 60% approve a pathway to citizenship
11/19/2014
As President Obama moves to make an executive order to tackle immigration isues, polls show a conflicted American public. By about a 8-10 percentage margin the public and voters oppose legal status for illegal immigrants. By contrast 60% favor some sort of pathway for illegal immigrants, and 74% favor this if backtaxes are paid. Experts say this may suggest the public sees legal status and especially citizenship citizenship as something that should be earned.
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Washington Post 11/20/2014
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Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
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Immigrants are not looking for handouts and immigration from Mexico is net zero today because of economic growth- these are the conclusions that show many of the myths circulating about immigration to the U.S. are not true. A call for immigrant friendly policies that go back to the Reagan period and the postwar period.
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The Republican Party and the history of anti-immigration parties in America's past
10/30/2014
The Federalists who opposed immigrants from France and Ireland in the eighteenth century, the anit-immigrant wing of the Whig Party, and the Nativists or Know-Nothing party during Lincoln's time, all failed to win long term political support. The French and the Irish in north eastern cities and the Germans in Lincoln's time shifted their support. Benjamin Franklin discusses the issue in his letters and said the thrifty and industrious Germans added much value to the new nation. Lincoln supported the integration of German immigrants and opposed the Know- Nothing supporters.
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Saving the GOP From Modern Know-Nothingism
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The changes in immigration policy and enforcement under the Obama administration.
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Immigration Activists Shift Focus to Obama
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Immigration laws and Latinos in the U.S. state of Arizona
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Immigration Activists Shift Focus to Obama
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The Giant U.S. Deportation Machine Runs Amok
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In Alabama Town, Obama Immigration Move Brings Hope and Sneers
New York Times 11/21/2014
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Ronald Reagan and George Bush on immigration from Mexico and treating illegal alien children the same as their neighbors for schooling
12/31/2009
Reagan and Bush take a position similar to Texas governor Rick Perry's about covering illegal alien children in the state's schools and colleges.
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The Giant U.S. Deportation Machine Runs Amok
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Jeb Bush to Decide by Year-End Whether to Run for President
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Bush (43) Shares Spotlight With Bush (41) as Tribute Book Is Published
New York Times 11/11/2014
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Robert Morgenthau on immigration law and deserving immigrants in the U.S.
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A Way Around Bad Federal Immigration Law
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Asian Newcomers Drive Immigration
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How Democrats plan to sell U.S. president Obama's executive order on immigration
11/19/2014
The Democrats are likely to sell it this way- currently illegal immigrants are not accountable for having violated laws, not paid taxes and not undergone background checks for security. The executive order provides for accountability by having the illegal immigrants subject to background checks, paying back taxes, and not being eligible for subsidies such as Obamacare, food stamps and welfare payments. It is also supported by an NBC poll that show 74% of Americans support a pathway to citizenship if backtaxes are paid and security checks are done. Republicans will turn to the poll that shows only 38% of the public approves this being done by executive order, with Democrats responding that this is not possible with Republicans blocking any action on immigration and not coming up with a plan to tackle the issues.
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Mexico and immigration issues in the U.S.
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Obama's second inaugural address and liberal vision for the second term as U.S. president 2013-2016
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An effort by the Obama administration to energize its Hispanic base ahead of the presidential elections in 2012 includes granting amnesty to about 1 million young illegal immigrants in 2012. The move comes in August 2012, only 3 months ahead of a tight presidential race during a period of high unemployment that hurts the incumbent president. It also comes at a time of widespread disillusionment among Hispanics about the failure of the Obama administration to give priority to immigration reforms.
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Pierpaolo Barbieri and Niall Ferguson: Mexico's Economic Reform Breakout
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Washington Post 06/10/2012
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Immigration laws in the U.S. state of Alabama
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Immigration Activists Shift Focus to Obama
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In Alabama Town, Obama Immigration Move Brings Hope and Sneers
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Alabama tried a Donald Trump-style immigration law. It failed in a big way. - The Washington Post
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President Obama's executive order on immigration on Nov. 20, 2014 and the risks for Republicans and Democrats
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Polls show only 38% approve of tackling the whole immigration issue by executive decree. For Republicans the risk is of overreaction- shutting down the government or not supporting some aspects of changes in immigration laws. Senators Portman and Paul Rand, Republican presidential candidates favor a careful response, and Hispanic Republican leaders support such action. President Reagan declared an amnesty for illegal immigrants in 1986, with support in both parties. There are about 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. in 2014.
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Obama’s immigration order poses political challenges for both parties - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/20/2014
Obama calculates the human cost of deportations - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/20/2014
Obama’s Immigration Plan Could Shield Four Million
New York Times 11/19/2014
Republican Response on Immigration Faces Hurdle
Wall Street Journal 11/20/2014
Transcript: Obama’s immigration speech - The Washington Post
Washington Post 11/21/2014
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