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标 题: Obama: court deadlock 'takes us further from the country we
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Thu Jun 23 12:17:08 2016, 美东)
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/jun/23/gun-control-sit-in-democrats-john-lewis
Obama: 'I have pushed to the limits of my executive authority'
Obama says that while the supreme court deadlock “does not substantially
change what has been the status quo,” congressional action on immigration
is now the only way forward:
I have pushed to the limits of my executive authority. We now have to have
congress act.
Obama: Trump immigration policy is 'fantasy'
Obama does not mention Trump by name, but he criticizes Trump’s main
immigration proposals:
Pretending we can deport 11m people, or that we can build a wall without
spending tens of billions of taxpayers money... is a fantasy that does
nothing to help the middle class...
Obama says the “fantasy” is a disservice to the country’s legacy of
immigration and assimilation.
Obama: court deadlock 'takes us further from the country we aspire to be'
Obama says he was “pleased” by the Supreme Court decision upholding an
affirmative action program at the University of Texas.
Obama says the country is diverse because it’s a nation of immigrants.
“The fact that the supreme court wasn’t able to issue a decision today...
takes us further from the country we aspire to be”.
He points out that illegal border crossings are at their lower levels since
the 1970s. And that the Senate passed an immigration reform bill. “
Unfortunately, Republicans in the House refused to allow a simply yes-or-no
vote.”
Obama says that as a result he was “forced to take steps within his
authority” to address the issue. |
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