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Originally Posted by freshh.
Moving the registry date to 1996 isn't just about DREAMers, though. It's about the overall immigration movement and if (notice the huge if) he did it, it would be in an effort to help as many of the 11 million undocumented people here as possible. I could see this as a less controversial way to go, in terms of public opinion and CIR.
I agree with you about there being some form of legal status for people who arrived after 1996, but that would definitely be left up to Congress. Moving the date to 1996 would be the only thing the president can do without facing a fight on the basis of unconstitutionality.
But, he won't even man up and sign an EO to halt the deportations of non-criminals and DREAM Act eligible youth. So, I just don't see him looking at this as even an option right now.
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True, it would help out everybody who couldn't take advantage of the 1986 reforms and it would be a controversial move but certainly within the realm of possibility for sure and it would provide immense help for all the pre-96ers. But again like you noted and everyone else understands, is he brazen enough to do it, to finally for once stand up for his principles and act strategically, to be the president we desired for him to be. I just don't think he is. Quite frankly I think the man is going to bungle his chances and become a one-term president.