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President Obama mandated surprise announcement on Friday -- what it is saying.
He has said that he was going to.
Use what's called deferred authorities he's gonna.
Use the power of the executive branch to stop deporting.
Young undocumented immigrants under the age thirty big big announcement great day for America.
So I saw you think -- -- and I do yes and I of those who opposed.
What's our -- what are what is their position will.
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You know.
Look I get it.
This is a tough economic time in America no question about it and you know we tend to have it's funny we tend to have this kind of zero sum.
Formula when it comes opportunity we don't have a that the top right and a lot of folks are opposing -- immigration reforms.
I'm always struck by the irony that they don't seem to think -- -- they oppose raising taxes on millionaires and billionaires are paying less than the rest of us.
Because a civil look it's not you know -- -- some -- and we can all be rich and why punish them or whatever sort of language they used.
But when it comes to opportunity at the bottom of the latter we somehow think they would immigrants.
-- folks who have been here for generations.
Our quote -- quote stealing jobs from Americans the fact of the matter is.
You know they they've been learned here by big businesses who want low wage workers -- they can increase their bottom line.
That's the problem.
That there is a broken immigration system and our country it's been broken for a long time and it's time we start fixing it and -- part time Republicans were on the right side of that issue.
The the president -- of -- announced the congress and another democratic congress for a Democrat.
Or democratic and audio democratic -- -- first yours don't try to pass a host a wide event you've waited.
-- -- an executive order.
You know there's no good and now unless interest in debating a process issues to be -- -- part of what I find interesting.
You know coming from a -- and activism has.
You know pressure on the White House certainly built in the last year and a.
I mean you know.
Immigration activists -- themselves the White House fence protesting at Obama campaign headquarters around the country so that political pressure was mounting.
And also the president had tried to do things to sort of alleviate.
The pressure the deportation pressures on immigrant students and then White House simply found that they weren't working -- needed to do something more.
Proactive but.
Again you know Republicans were also moving in their direction under Marco Rubio doing the same thing so.
You know look it's it's election I get -- it's gonna become a political football.
-- at a certain point we -- -- suspect back as Americans and say this is the right thing to do this the right thing to do for these kids.
Who've been here who want to stay here who want to contribute to our economy and contribute to -- America.
Is the right thing to do for our country.
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Do -- of -- But till they also but should have been.
On -- -- congress but maybe that's just.
They'll let you know wired in on another site present of this -- one has a good -- amateur text.
On the focus off this hideous economy that is so.
And George.
I mean you know so -- the -- -- -- man like the president can't win now come on I mean it's -- gas.
You know what that that this sort of everything's become so partisan so.
Hyper polarized in the political environment that we can't just say well I like that -- like I did I mean I'm -- -- target that's fine again it's contentious issue.
But you know I even mean when he proposes to you know cut taxes on small businesses the Republicans go after on him on that.
At a certain point we should be able today kind of grow up as a country and look objectively.
At these policies and say you know what.
You know these are for these -- kids they were brought here when they earned 34810.
Years old.
All -- ever known as America all we wanna do is contribute to their country -- the president just made it more possible for them to do so thank.
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What are you gonna do one known -- is elected president Joseph.
There were -- the contrary there I'm sorry did I miss a memo it's a Fay isn't run DO well no but those solar production reformed.
You know.
Be honestly I don't wanna hear about this for saying this but I was reading that is thinking at this on the way over.
You know look I'm not gonna go after Romney personally.
Actually don't think the issue right now.
-- It in our political system so much Romney as it is the -- Incredible.
Rightward.
Shift of the Republican Party that is barely eat eat -- to be are to be noticed he's been polled by.
Right and you know -- there's a reason that -- was able to be elected governor of one of the most liberal states in the nation.
And and you know now is sort of -- and calling on we'll do I.
You know -- to the far right of my base that -- this anti extreme anti immigrant rhetoric or do you.
I may actually.
You know talk in the in this issue and a more measured tone in the way that most Americans identify with and and perhaps a way that Romney in his heart of hearts.
Does -- it's it's disconcerting we don't know where his heart of hearts is.
But what's more troubling I think is the sort of strangle hold.
That extremists now have on the Republican Party it's it's counterproductive to government.
And it's it's unfortunate.
South -- -- -- abandoned near Obama bandwagon so.
Welcome aboard third -- conclusion that should be drawn from those remarks -- put in Laramie area.
-- -- -- -- national security related scandal can all it can't you people a lot of your people are shot -- Not a whole week -- -- -- -- -- -- -- All -- time -- they sure old enough to actually remember when there were good journalist in America and good investigative journalism.
Is digging and finding stories OK so -- We don't know in this case whether actual.
Confidential.
National security information -- provide.
But I'll tell you what you know you look at the -- to look at the stories you look at the way they were written you talk to journalists who know these things and they say.
-- these were they look like -- piece together with good shoe leather reporting from lots of different sources.
They were a lot of these you know the -- piece was written.
About you know cyber terrorism in and cyber attacks.
Was written for a book it's been in the works for a long time it's not like some -- the Obama administration's -- here I'm gonna.
-- some confidential information it's -- investigating if something happen it's that we should do something about it but.
The employer Republicans are making.
Amount animal implement some -- -- can't be bothered to volume at this point final -- has some pretty happy.
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