None more cynical: GOP campaigns a factor in Obama's decision to postpone immigration move
"Immigration reform is a moral imperative, and so it's worth seeking greater understanding from our faith," President Barack Obama said at a 2011 prayer breakfast.
Flash forward to 2014 when, after months of hectoring Republicans in the House to pass an immigration reform package approved by the U.S. Senate, Obama warned that he had finally come to the conclusion that he would have no choice but to act on this "moral imperative" on his own.
Finally, following weeks of anticipation, Obama announced that he had come to a decision… to do nothing at all.
The president folded in the face of requests from vulnerable and moderate Democrats who asked him to forego an executive order extending legal status to millions of illegal residents. "[T]he flagging support among senators is particularly worrisome to the White House, which will be reluctant to make such a controversial move without the strong backing of congressional Democrats," Politico reported over the weekend.
"So President Obama says he still plans to unilaterally rewrite immigration law - but not until after the election so he can spare Democrats in Congress from the wrath of voters for doing so," The Wall Street Journal editorial board remarked. "And he wonders why Americans are cynical about politics?"Also read:
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