Pushing for immigration reform once again Tuesday, Barack Obama wouldn’t rule out executive action. He also said something astounding: “As I was getting a tour of DreamWorks, I didn’t ask, but just looking at faces I could tell there were some folks who are here not because they are born here, but because they want to be here. They bring extraordinary talents to the United States, and that’s part of what makes America special.” Of course, if any Republican had claimed to be able to recognize immigrants “just looking at faces” he’d be denounced as a racist bigot. But Obama has the racism-free pass: the “D” after his name.