Obama:
'I’m going to do what I need to do' on immigration
President
Obama repeated Sunday that he intends to change U.S.
“I’m going
to do what I need to do,” Obama told CBS’ “Face the Nation,” in an interview
taped on Friday.
As he has
said before, the president said he would prefer that reform legislation come
through Congress, but that he has waited for more than a year for House Speaker
John Boehner to pass a bill like the Democrat-controlled Senate has done.
“If a bill
gets passed, nobody would be happier than me,” Obama said.
His
remarks followed similar ones made Wednesday, which brought dire warnings from
Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that were followed by more
on Sunday.
“I believe
[executive action] will hurt cooperation on every issue,” Sen. John Barrasso,
R-Wyo., told “Fox News Sunday.” “I think it would be like the president pulling
the pin out of a hand grenade and throwing it in as we are trying to actually
work together. I am hoping that cooler heads at the White House can
prevail."
The
comments by Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee, followed
Boehner warning Obama that using executive action would “poison the well” and
McConnell, who will likely be the Senate majority leader next year, comparing
it to waving a flag in front of a bull.
“Their
time hasn’t run out,” Obama told CBS, arguing that legislation passed by
Congress would supersede his executive action.
To be
sure, the president is under pressure to use executive action on immigration
reform, after promising Americans that he would by the end of summer, then
delaying any action until after the midterms, which upset Democrats’ strong
Hispanic base.
Obama also
said Sunday that inaction is a “mis-allocation of resources” and that the
country cannot continue to deport people who should be allowed to stay and keep
those who should leave.
Published November 09, 2014 , FoxNews.com
Ben Ferro
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