Obama Eyes Executive Action On Immigration By Early September

President Barack Obama could announce executive action on immigration, including a possible amnesty-like distribution of work permits to several million illegal immigrants, by early September, White House spokesman Josh Earnest suggested Monday.

“Even if the president does take some executive action prior to Congress’ return, the president would be happy to have those executive actions superseded by passing the commonsense Senate immigration reform bill that passed more than a year ago,” Earnest said during the daily press conference.

The House returns from its August recess on Sept. 8. That schedule is considerably closer that the administration’s other prediction of action by “the end of summer.”

Earnest is likely trying to shape public opinion before any executive action is announced. If public opinion doesn’t become less hostile, and especially if Senate Democrats plead for a delay until after the election, the White House might delay action, or minimize the scope of the executive order.

Any effort by the president to grant work permits to millions of illegal immigrants is likely to be controversial among voters, partly because it would clash with an long-established law barring foreigners, such as tourists and illegal immigrants, from working in the United States.

It would also arrive at a time when the public is growing more concerned and more skeptical about illegal and legal immigration — and has an easy opportunity to show what it wants during the November election.

On Aug. 1, all but 11 members of the GOP caucus in the House voted to bar the president from creating an executive amnesty. That vote will likely be blocked by Senate Democrats, but it allows the GOP to portray the Democrats as pro-foreigner, and anti-American.

“For the president, to issue five or six million work permits to people who will be fighting unskilled Americans for jobs, is really cruel,” Rep. Michele Bachmann told The Daily Caller. “It is a cruel thing to do to the African-American vote, the Latino vote, and I think that’s why we are here to stand up for for people, for American jobs, and for their wages.”

Public approval of Obama’s immigration policies has slipped from 22 percent in May, to 18 percent in July, as a large wave of at least 100,000 low-skill Central American migrants were welcomed into the country by Obama’s border agencies. Those numbers come from a late July poll of 1,044 Americans by The Associated Press and GfK Public Affairs. Public disapproval climbed from 43 percent to 57 percent, marking a 18-point shift away from Obama since May, said the poll.

Sixty-seven percent of respondents said illegal immigration is an “extremely or very serious problem,” while only 10 percent said it is not serious. The issue of immigration — both illegal and illegal — is now rated as extremely or very important by 62 percent of respondents, up from 52 percent in March. Other polls also show growing public concern and opposition.








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I find it extra disgusting when these scumbags try to pit legal immigrants/minority citizens against illegal immigrants. What kind of a monster would go "Well, they did try to hunt down half my family while accusing them of spreading rabies... but I like my taxes low. I'll vote Republican."? What kind of a sociopath would think that's what these people's reactions would be?

hmm...don't look forward on it too much.U might get hurt again.

I think he will act after this election.

pinning the poor against other poor, or the middle class against the poor is an old Republican tactic. It scares the middle class into thinking they'll be poor too if they don't follow the line and blames their misfortunes on those who can't fight back.

This is truly one of the worst ideas Obama has come up with, if he does this the democrats will lose the senate,lets not forget when we had both houses the Dems still failed to pass the Dream Act. All Democrats are not welcoming to undocumented people. All that is going to happen is some Democratic voters are going to cross party lines and vote Republican and swing the senate to a majority republicans...It is a admirable thing to do,but Obama will in effect create a group of 2nd class citizens which is why we didn't want the bill not to include a path to citizenship in the 1st darn place. Yes i get it, no deportation,ssn, and drivers license,but once that is in place, why will anyone push for CIR? Don't know if you work for 20yrs with TPS do you get SS benefits,unemployment benefits,we know we don't get healthcare. This will pit the african american vote against the latino vote,unemployed middle class vs working middle class....If USCIS can't approve 500,000.00 DACA recipients in time what makes you think 5million more will be approved in 2 years before the next election.. This is a very slippery slope the DEMS are walking with people's lively hoods at stake.. Cause we all know if the Rupubes win the next election we are all doomed.

Yeah I don't think Obama will do anything

Just imagine the huge wave of people that will try to come over here for the "permisos". It will be gone really fast if this happens. Lots of dumb people keeps asking me why a bunch of "Mexican" kids keep coming illegally over here. Ugh. If they do this thing, Obama must pressure Mexico on letting Central Americans go thru Mexico so easily.

So I know they're talking about extending DACA to the parents, but how about the spouses? My husband doesn't qualify for DACA, has anyone heard anything about giving it to spouses too?

It's all speculation right now. We don't really know so the only information that we can trust is the one coming from the White House. If they say up to 5 million undocumented immigrants can benefit, it's hard to believe that 5 million people are ONLY our parents or the parents of citizens. We gotta hope for the best