Networks Lament ‘Setback’ for Obama Trying To ‘Protect’ Millions of Illegals

‘His executive order would have protected five million undocumented immigrant children and parents of U.S. citizens from deportation’

Networks Lament ‘Setback’ for Obama Trying to ‘Protect’ Millions of Illegal Immigrants (NewsBusters)

On Tuesday, all three network morning shows recited identical liberal talking points on President Obama’s unconstitutional executive order granting amnesty to illegal immigrants being overturned by a federal appeals court. On Monday’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie fretted: “A federal appeals court has dealt a major new blow to President Obama’s plan to protect millions of people from being deported.”

Justice correspondent Pete Williams followed: “Another legal setback for President Obama's plan to shield up to five million people from deportation, allowing people here illegally to stay if they have children who are citizens and expanding that program to let young people stay who were brought here as children.” 

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