• jpreston2005@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    2 days ago

    I don’t think you’re giving Obama enough credit here

    While he failed to get a comprehensive immigration reform law passed, he took important steps toward protecting DREAMERs and focusing enforcement priorities.

    DACA provides protection from deportation and work authorization to certain undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children. In the last few years, DACA has proven successful for the 740,000 individuals who benefitted from the initiative.

    One of the first steps the Obama administration took toward changing enforcement priorities came with the elimination of large worksite raids, which had been widely used during the Bush administration. In contrast to large raids, Obama emphasized investigating and penalizing employers. Early changes were also made to the priorities of the Fugitive Operations Program, which had been apprehending “the easiest targets, not the most dangerous fugitives.”

    Compared to the current administration being overtly racist (Calling all Mexican immigrants drug mules, saying that Haitians are eating cats and dogs), while upping ICE budgets so they can chase after people without any criminal history

    I’d say the choice is obvious.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      19 hours ago

      Stewart has gone into this in detail, the country needed a set comprehensive immigration strategy.

      • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        15 hours ago

        Yup, it’s always democrtas that are to blame. just keep sowing this whataboutism bullshit. All you’re trying to do is depress the vote. it’s plain as day.