I received another email from the Obama campaign about those awful, anti-DREAM Act GOP candidates. Quick, donate to the Obama campaign! It’s our only hope!
Here’s a taste: “All of these candidates seem to think that opposing the DREAM Act will make good politics for primary season — and that’s just the start. Ron Paul has called for repealing the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Mitt Romney says he would kick out every last undocumented worker in the United States.”
Not if Obama gets to all of them first!
Perhaps you’re tired of hearing from pro-migrant advocates about Obama’s hypocrisy when it comes to immigration. You can’t support the DREAM Act and then deport everybody.
We’re tired of saying it. But we must hammer away. Over 400,000 deported immigrants (and some citizens too, apparently) deserve that much from us.
Here’s the whole email:
So the Iowa caucus happened, and we didn’t learn much about who’s going to win the GOP nomination. But we did learn something about how the Republican candidates intend to try: by pandering to the most extreme voices in their party.
Case in point: Over the weekend, Mitt Romney told voters in Iowa that he would veto the DREAM Act if he got the chance. And today he actually called the DREAM Act a “handout.”
Romney’s been moving to the right on this issue for years, but this is the first time his position has been so clear.
The DREAM Act is common-sense legislation that President Obama has fought for alongside millions of Americans in both parties, designed to help smart, motivated young people that pursue higher education or join the Armed Forces earn a path to citizenship. Allowing talented young people to fully contribute to our society would only make our country safer and more prosperous.
So it’s important that we speak up now. Stand with the President and fight for progress like the DREAM Act.
All of these candidates seem to think that opposing the DREAM Act will make good politics for primary season — and that’s just the start.
Ron Paul has called for repealing the citizenship clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Mitt Romney says he would kick out every last undocumented worker in the United States. And in a telling slip-up, Rick Santorum once called the Latino electorate the “illegal vote.”
When they say they oppose the DREAM Act, they’re talking about denying kids who grew up here — who know no other home, who have learned in our schools and volunteered in our communities — a chance to give back to the country they love. These kids have worked hard for a shot at the American dream, just like their peers.
And if we give them the opportunity, they will help build a stronger future for our country.
Join President Obama in fighting for the DREAM Act, and immigration reform that works for everyone.
Thanks
Adrian Saenz
Latino Vote Director
Obama for America
