And Obama just quoted the Bible to support immigration reform

Kenyans, because Obama refuses to claim them as the motherland.

for being a muslim he sure does give orders to kill the frick out of a lot of them

He only has the SenTe and they passed a comprehensive immigration bill a year and a half ago. Boehner won't even bring it to the floor for debate in the House. He wants to do it piece meal and the only action they've taken is a bill to increase border security.

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He only has the SenTe and they passed a comprehensive immigration bill a year and a half ago. Boehner won't even bring it to the floor for debate in the House. He wants to do it piece meal and the only action they've taken is a bill to increase border security.

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The House politically can't act on anything but border security. They're elected in that two year cycle and so many are sitting in very conservative districts. They'll get primaried on the right if they go any farther. The Senate has more flexibility.

So this EO will likely stand for the next two years unless the Senate and House can get aligned to pass something. I think border security coupled with reworking the guest worker program could be a suitable solution to start with for both houses. Doing something about those already here is going to be trickier. The end goal should be documentation and squeezing them for more tax dollars right? The House likely won't stand for anything that even sounds like "amnesty".

In short, the gridlock of Republicans will probably keep the EO in place for the next two years. It's a nice wedge to drive into the divided factions of the GOP. It also puts currently confident Republicans in a spot to overestimate their public support and overplay their hand and look like they dislike Hispanics in the process. Just a political game with actual consequences for actual people.