Let me remind Jan Lipski (“We need solutions,” May 2) that both houses had a Republican majority for two years under President Barack Obama and for two additional years under the current administration, and no legislation was passed on immigration reform even though a majority of voters agreed that it was needed. The complicated mess you are commenting on is not the fault of the Democrats. Furthermore, the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) proposal did not come as legislation but was proposed by Trump to punish all of those Dreamers who know no other country but ours by cutting off their protections under DACA.
JM Avila
Arroyo Grande
This article appears in May 9-19, 2019.
Just like when the Democrats had all the power they refused to implement a national health plan like medicare for all. LOL it’s almost like voting for the middle manager of empire is meaningless. Now the libertarians are wrong when they say this is all because government is incompetent. Not true at all, we’ve seen all sides get together and work efficiently for certain goals like Israels interests or mass immigration and outsourcing jobs.
Oh btw, there were plenty of immigrant child separations under Obama. Obama the guy who deported way more than Trump ever will. But don’t worry, the democrats and republicans are both very pro immigration so don’t worry about that if your big desire is wanting to bring more immigrants to the country, that is happening full speed ahead under Donald “we need more immigrants than ever” Trump.