It is one of those things where whatever announced was going to be "window dressing" or crazy. I'm sure some immigrants are miffed that it didn't go much further.
he was getting to much heat to do something crazy. that isn't to say he won't do something crazy once he's a lame duck.
You say that, but his position on immigration has been pretty consistent. He's never been in favor of just assigning citizenship.
Any liberal worth their salt knows better than to spook the frog before the water is brought to a boil.
the entire playbook moved to incrementalism decades ago. Our march to Euroshittiness will follow a similar timeline to Europe's.
just imagine all the children that will be helped by their parents becoming citizens just like them! think of the children!
do you really think we'll ask? Buying generations of votes is worth the foregone taxes. In fact, it's essentially the same as giving free medicine to immigrants.
I think the current immigration laws are stupid and ineffective, but at the same time they're also very constitutional, so the president breaching those actually is a serious abuse of power.
someone else pay the bills is forever going to be popular. Gets votes from those left off the invoice.
