GOP on Immigration: Bash Obama, Stall, Rant, Rave, Be Nasty

Speaker Boehner: His Latest Nasty Ugly Insult

(Boehner Should be Replaced ASAP)

Obama Plan is Much Longer Road to Citizenship (the grand prize) for Millions

(the GOP can't stand or comprehend that)

This is an update of the previous post on this subject seen below: As Mr. Obama readies his address to the nation to announce a series of unilateral (Executive Order) actions on immigration that Republicans warn could set off a constitutional crisis it must be clear to everyone that he is taking steps to change the immigration system that will reportedly included a sweeping expansion of a deferred action program that allows illegal immigrants to remain in the United States.  

Top administration officials say they are confident Mr. Obama’s moves fall within the law, as the President has said in the past that his powers to change the immigration system alone are limited.

At this point here is a look back at how Mr. Obama has addressed the question of executive action (EO) on immigration over time – a list is listed here from The Hill.

Updated (late today): This NBC News-Wall Street Journal Poll reflects the mood leading up to the address tomorrow (November 20, 2014) night:

Original Post Starts Here:

It's hard for anyone who thinks rationally to believe that America, a country that is “immigrant-based” is so harsh about immigrants. I’d say that everyone who settled our great land was an immigrant of some sort. The only “real Americans (a phrase the GOP loves)” are native Americans and we haven't treated them so hot, either.

Now here we are again today addressing the issue of undocumented persons in the country, or as the GOP likes to label them: “Illegal aliens.” I am still not sure what that actually means beyond the ugly GOP hype, or unless they mean the return of “ET” seeking to get his Green Card legally?

As for me, I firmly support immigrants coming to our country who want to be part of the system, and I have always said that they should come “through the front door with proper papers legally and not across or under the border in the middle of the night.” But, here we are today with millions here illegally (that is the so-called undocumented immigrants). The issue is really simple despite as complex as it has grown: How to solve the problem.

1. Sealing the border will not solve their status nor the problem we face now.
2. Massive deportation is a non-issue for a ton of reasons.
3. “Self-deportation” (The Mitt Romney Plan) is not only silly but well, just plain crazy.
4. Prison time is out, except for criminals, naturally.
5. Millions here this way also have kids born here, which makes them U.S. citizens, or were brought here when they were very young and many educated here like any American.

So, how to solve the problem is the issue since that is what leaders are supposed to do: solve problems; not create new ones; and certainly not to make the current ones worse.

Mr. Obama is ready to move on the issue and the GOP is in total turmoil. 

Here is a good lead-in to the pending issue (from MSNBC) about 12-minutes.

Also, the GOP hypocrites refuse to compare the Obama proposal to that under the Immigration Control and Reform Bill of 1986 (Simpson-Mazzoli Act) that was signed into law by President Reagan that gave Green Cards to those here illegally after only 18 months (about 2-4 million at the time). If that was not amnesty, then what was it? Just good policy? Ha.

The GOP doesn't even want to remember those days or that law, let alone talk about it now, but Mother Jones has a great piece on that here. It is short and sweet and easy to comprehend. I especially like the Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) comparison  ... what a hypocrite he is. 

We will track this closely ... the fireworks are about to be lit. It ain't gonna be pretty. Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by.