Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon applauded the Supreme Court’s tied vote that effectively blocked President Obama’s executive action on immigration.
“Today’s 4-4 Supreme Court ruling has blocked one of the most unconstitutional actions ever undertaken by a President. The executive amnesty from President Obama wiped away the immigration rules written by Congress, giving work permits and entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country,” Trump said in a statement.
SC has kept us safe from exec amnesty–for now. But Hillary has pledged to expand it, taking jobs from Hispanic & African-American workers.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 23, 2016
The Supreme Court’s tied vote affirmed a ruling from a lower court that blocked Obama’s order protecting some undocumented immigrants from deportation.
In his statement, Trump warned that if elected president, Hillary Clinton will expand “Obama’s executive amnesty.”
“This split decision also makes clear what is at stake in November. The election, and the Supreme Court appointments that come with it will decide whether or not we have a border and, hence, a country,” he said. “Clinton has pledged to expand Obama’s executive amnesty, hurting poor African-American and Hispanic workers by giving away their jobs and federal resources to illegal immigrant labor – while making us all less safe. It is time to protect our country and Make America Safe Again and Great Again for everyone.”
Trump had some inkling what the decision was about. I call fraud! Someone must have helped him; written it on his hand or something.
Obama is truly a superlative President. And I mean that in the most technical way - everything he does is the MOST or the LEAST or the WORST or BEST ever.
First, the SCOTUS didn’t rule on it.
Second, this is no different than the actions other presidents of both parties have done for over half a century (prosecutorial discretion on deportation which is squarely within the law and Executive Powers)
Third, this non-ruling will not alter the above prosecutorial discretion, but only on making amiable a legal residency status for those covered under the EO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b--KhnjSAtw“The deferred action policy that has been in place for the last four years is not affected by this ruling. Enforcement priorities developed by my Administration are not affected by this ruling. This means that the people who might have benefited from the expanded deferred action policies – long-term residents raising children who are Americans or legal residents – they will remain low priorities for enforcement. As long as you haven’t committed a crime, our limited immigration enforcement resources are not focused on you.”
“But, today’s decision is frustrating to those who seek to grow our economy and bring a rationality into our immigration system – and to allow people to come out of the shadows and lift this perpetual cloud on them. I think it is heartbreaking for the millions of immigrants who’ve made their lives here; who’ve raised families here; who’ve hoped for the opportunity to work, pay taxes, serve in our military, and more fully contribute to this country we all love in an open way.”
“Before this, what was the most unconstitutional action by a President?” – theoretical actual journalist
Huh?
P.S. I just realized that Trump is proceeding from the logical fallacy:
Argumentum de stercore bovis[1]
[1]It doesn’t really exist, but it should.