{"id":1350,"date":"2012-05-07T16:07:15","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T20:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2016-02-23T14:08:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T19:08:53","slug":"sen-rubio%e2%80%99s-quest-for-dream-act-a-political-shield-for-the-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2012\/05\/07\/sen-rubio%e2%80%99s-quest-for-dream-act-a-political-shield-for-the-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Rubio\u2019s Quest for DREAM Act a Political Shield for the President"},"content":{"rendered":"

All this DREAM Act chatter is accomplishing precisely what amnesty proponents want \u2013 a distraction from this administration\u2019s immigration positions. The administration\u2019s blatant disregard for the rule of law, its systematic dismantling of immigration enforcement, and its attack on states that want to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration law, are all policies that are very unpopular with the American people. <\/p>\n

What better way to distract from serious discussion of the need to enforce our immigration laws than renewed political theater over another amnesty bill that won\u2019t pass? Click here<\/a> to read a few thoughts as to why Senator Rubio\u2019s quest to pass the DREAM Act represents both bad policy and politics. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All this DREAM Act chatter is accomplishing precisely what amnesty proponents want \u2013 a distraction from this administration\u2019s immigration positions. The administration\u2019s blatant disregard for the rule of law, its systematic dismantling of immigration enforcement, and its attack on states that want to assist in the enforcement of U.S. immigration law, are all policies that<\/p>\n

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