Candidate Obama Secures The Vote Of Undocumented Democrats

Candidate Obama Secures The Vote Of Undocumented Democrats
Human Events ^ | 05/13/2011 | Roger Hedgecock

Posted on Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:27:51 AM by PSYCHO-FREEP

Presidential candidate Barack Obama, seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 2012, stumped for the illegal alien vote in El Paso, Tex., this week, urging Congress to pass an amnesty bill and hitting Republicans for wanting to build a moat at the border and fill it with alligators.

Obama's signature soaring rhetoric extolled the beneficial impact of immigration throughout the history of the United States, citing Einstein and I. M. Pei, and the immigrant founders of Google, Yahoo, Intel, and eBay, smoothly blending the importance of these legal immigrants with the tidal wave of illegals swamping the country's social safety net, prisons, and schools.

After the inspiring reminder of what America owes to past (legal) immigrants, came the trademark slam, the Alinsky left hook. "At times, there has been fear and resentment directed toward newcomers." Translation: Enforcing immigration law is racist.

Then candidate Obama shot a right hook. Apparently aware of the Pew Research Center polling that shows Democrats more split on illegal alien amnesty than Republicans, the candidate pivoted to explain that he himself had enforced immigration law, built the border fence, and cracked down on employers exploiting illegal labor.


Obama also bluntly acknowledged that illegals have been known to break the law, and if so should pay a fine and any back taxes, "learn English" and "undergo background checks" before being allowed to become citizens.

The candidate failed to mention what his campaign website makes clear—under his amnesty proposal, before all of the tough paying of fines and learning English requirements, illegals would be eligible immediately for temporary residency cards that make them legal.

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