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Originally Posted by WillHayes
I do qualify and I'm not ungrateful. I'm just concerned about the future. Rubio's DA if passed (if it was real, idk) would have been permanent in the sense that it would be passed by the Congress, not just an EO that could be rescinded by a next president.
Obama didn't have any courage. He did it because it was for his political advantage. He didn't want the GOP to get any credit with the immigrant community. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done it. He's just a POLITICIAN for crying out loud. And I realize Rubio was trying to do it for political reasons too, but something passed by congress is muuuch harder to revoke. That's a fact.
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Of course Obama did this for political advantage, he's a politician and it's an election year. I don't know how you can blame him for that. And even if he did this at this time to prevent the GOP from getting any credit, then it was a brilliant political move. GOP has only to blame themselves. They are the ones who refuse to compromise. Every year we see the DREAM Act more and more watered down in attempt to get the GOP to support the bill.
I also completely disagree with you that Obama didn't have courage. For once I think he did display courage with this move because of potential backlash.
Yes, something passed by Congress is harder to take away. Though let's be realistic with no bill to speak of and Rubio stating he *might* have the bill by end of summer, what were the chances of Rubio's bill ever getting to the President to sign. How many DREAMers might have been deported or left on their own had Obama not announced deferred action? Btw, this isn't EO, but a memo.