Obama Flashback: ‘I Would Be Ignoring the Law’ if I Unilaterally Enacted Amnesty

DIAZ BALART Last time ░░░░░░░░ spoke you said that ░░░░░░░░ are not a king ░░░░░░░░ are president and there ░░░░░░░░ only certain things you ░░░░░░░░ do unilaterally As times ░░░░░░░░ on thousand deportations on ░░░░░░░░ a day People are ░░░░░░░░ our Tweeter feeds Facebook ░░░░░░░░ that s the question ░░░░░░░░ asks Won t you ░░░░░░░░ least consider unilaterally freezing ░░░░░░░░ deportation of the parents ░░░░░░░░ Deferred Action kids OBAMA ░░░░░░░░ s the problem that ░░░░░░░░ have Jose and I ░░░░░░░░ said this consistently My ░░░░░░░░ in the executive branch ░░░░░░░░ to carry out the ░░░░░░░░ that are passed Congress ░░░░░░░░ said here is the ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ who are undocumented and ░░░░░░░░ allocated the whole bunch ░░░░░░░░ money for enforcement And ░░░░░░░░ I have been able ░░░░░░░░ do make a legal ░░░░░░░░ that I think is ░░░░░░░░ right which is that ░░░░░░░░ the resources we have ░░░░░░░░ can t do everything ░░░░░░░░ Congress has asked us ░░░░░░░░ do What we can ░░░░░░░░ is then carve out ░░░░░░░░ DREAM Act folks saying ░░░░░░░░ people who have basically ░░░░░░░░ up here are Americans ░░░░░░░░ we should welcome We ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ operate under a cloud ░░░░░░░░ a shadow But if ░░░░░░░░ start broadening that then ░░░░░░░░ I would be ignoring ░░░░░░░░ law in a way ░░░░░░░░ I think would be ░░░░░░░░ difficult to defend legally ░░░░░░░░ that s not an ░░░░░░░░ I do get a ░░░░░░░░ worried that advocates of ░░░░░░░░ reform start losing heart ░░░░░░░░ immediately thinking Well somehow ░░░░░░░░ s an out here ░░░░░░░░ Congress doesn t act ░░░░░░░░ ll just have the ░░░░░░░░ sign something and that ░░░░░░░░ take care of it ░░░░░░░░ won t have to ░░░░░░░░ about it What I ░░░░░░░░ said is that there ░░░░░░░░ a path to get ░░░░░░░░ done and that s ░░░░░░░░ Congress And right now ░░░░░░░░ should be focused on ░░░░░░░░ sure that that bill ░░░░░░░░ s already passed out ░░░░░░░░ Senate hits the floor ░░░░░░░░ the House of Representatives ░░░░░░░░ s not as if ░░░░░░░░ votes aren t there ░░░░░░░░ votes are there The ░░░░░░░░ thing that s preventing ░░░░░░░░ is that Speaker Boehner ░░░░░░░░ decided that he doesn ░░░░░░░░ want to call it ░░░░░░░░ now.”