The Patriot Post® · Thursday Speech to Showcase Obama's Amnesty

And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for: Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration. The Wall Street Journal reports, “President Barack Obama will announce changes to the U.S. immigration system in a speech from the White House on Thursday night, moves that are expected to protect more than four million people from deportation while sparking an ugly fight with Republicans, who say he is overstepping his authority.” There may be surprises in his announcement, but the Journal reports on two things we already expected: “Illegal immigrants receiving new protections would include those who have been in the U.S. for at least five years and who are parents of U.S. citizens or of legal permanent residents, according to two people briefed on Mr. Obama’s plan. The president will also make more people eligible for a program that gives safe harbor from deportation to young people who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children, people briefed on the plan say.” Obama claims he’ll use his “lawful authority” to do this, but in truth, it’s a lawless political stunt to make him the center of attention and to pander to Latinos. As if to illustrate the point, the White House insists that criticism of Obama as an “emperor” is “a badge of honor.” More…