Oregon voters, in a State that consistently votes Democrat, has a warning for President Barack Obama.
In a growing trend nationally, voters are standing against liberal left policies on the immigration issue. Even though Oregon voters strengthened Democrat control over their State, and legalized the recreational use of marijuana, voters overwhelmingly voted to cancel a new State law that would allowed driver's licenses to people who are in the United States illegally.
Immigration is a losing issue for the Democrats, but President Obama does not care about the will of the people, or the rule of law, as he prepares to act unilaterally on the immigration issue. Tonight, his speech will either announce his unilateral actions, or will level a threat against Republicans that if they don't give him what he wants, he is going to move on the issue without Congress.
While the Republicans are threatening to use their power of the purse to defund his illegal move on immigration, and the House of Representatives is ready to move on a lawsuit against the President should he unconstitutionally circumvent Congress on this issue, the people of the United States, including blue States like Oregon, have their own message to send. "Pass amnesty, or other immigration policies that support illegal aliens, and the political cost will be significant."
The State law in Oregon giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens seemed popular on the surface, and the drive to gather enough signatures to put the repeal question on the ballot barely reached the minimum number needed. During the campaign, pro-amnesty groups outspent their opponents 10-1. Yet, when it came to the polling place, the effort to repeal the law won with 66% of the vote in their favor.
The State law in Oregon giving driver's licenses to illegal aliens seemed popular on the surface, and the drive to gather enough signatures to put the repeal question on the ballot barely reached the minimum number needed. During the campaign, pro-amnesty groups outspent their opponents 10-1. Yet, when it came to the polling place, the effort to repeal the law won with 66% of the vote in their favor.
Despite the GOP sweep of the midterm elections a couple weeks ago, and messages from places like Oregon on this issue. Obama is still moving forward on immigration reform, claiming he has to because "Congress has deadlocked on immigration for years."
Never mind the stack of bills on Harry Reid's desk that never came to a Senate vote after the House of Representatives passed them.
Immigration is a losing issue for the Democrats, but for some reason the media, and the leftist politicians, think it is a winning issue. They believe it will be because of the influx of Hispanics that will come into the country, ready to vote Democrat as a result.
Polls, however, have shown that immigration is an issue that ranks low on the list of the issues with Hispanics.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Poll: Immigration Ranks Low on Hispanics' List of Priorities - National Review Online
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