MSNBC Host, Wasserman Schultz Blame GOP for Court Blocking Exec. Amnesty

‘The court action that was pushed and supported by Republicans stopped that in its tracks, leaves it indefinitely uncertain’

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DIAZ-BALART: "Congresswoman, as you know today is the day president Obama's executive actions on immigration were scheduled to go into effect, but that's not happening." 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: "No, unfortunately, it's not happening because Republicans have challenged the president's executive action in court. Today is a day that we could have celebrated the parents of undocumented immigrants, children who are able to remain in this country, that could have applied to remain in this country, as well. The idea that we are going to continue to put families in jeopardy of being split apart is unacceptable. We have families here who have been here for decades who are simply trying to make a better way of life for themselves, who have contributed to the American economy, and who we need to make sure we give a pathway to legal status and citizenship. And every Republican candidate for president is opposed to allowing that to happen. It's just unacceptable. It's sad, and I think it's going to be a big issue as we move towards election day next year." 
DIAZ-BALART: "I agree with you wholeheartedly on that one. Just to be clear to our viewers, what was going to take effect was the beginning of a process that would have legalized, in other words made legal in this country, parents who have u.s.-born children, U.S. Resident children, or extension of the dream act, which is the young people brought to this country through no fault of their own, but right now doesn't look good as far as when we're going to be seeing something come out of New Orleans, meanwhile, up to 5 million people are living in limbo." 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ: "That's right, Jose. It continues to leave families in jeopardy, people forced to live in the shadows. These are, let's emphasize, as you said, the parents of U.S. Citizen children, the parents of dreamers who the president's issued an executive order previously, allowing them to stay in the country, those are kids only known in this country from the youngest stage of childhood, know no other country other than the United States, who want to graduate from high school, serve in our military, have an opportunity to go to college with that dreamer policy allows them to do and their parents now live in fear of being deported. That is unacceptable, and the president's action would have allowed those parents to apply for legal status today. The court action that was pushed and supported by Republicans stopped that in its tracks, leaves it indefinitely uncertain. It's going to wind its way through the courts and leave those families in total limbo indefinitely and that's just unacceptable, heartless, and very clear contrast between Democrats, all of our presidential candidates support that action, support comprehensive immigration reform and a pathway to legal status and citizenship and the Republicans oppose it. For immigrant families who decide to vote, who are citizens and hispanic citizens in particular, this is going to be a big issue next year. 
DIAZ-BALART: "We are going to be bringing that up throughout the entire campaign and I thank you, Florida congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Shultz."

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