Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
A lot of immigration advocates who voted for Barack Obama got less than they bargained for.
Either because Democrats have a reputation for being progressive on civil rights, or because too many Republicans drape the immigration issue in fear and demagoguery, many immigrant rights activists assume that Democrats are more forgiving toward illegal immigrants than are Republicans.
In 2008, they put their trust in the "D" after Obama's name and voted for him. And once he got into office, they expected his administration to approach the deporting of illegal immigrants differently than the George W. Bush administration did.
Guess what? There is a difference. It turns out that the Obama administration is much more aggressive about deportations than its predecessor. In this case, the "D" stands for duped.
Read more: http://A lot of immigration advocates who voted for Barack Obama got less than they bargained for.
Either because Democrats have a reputation for being progressive on civil rights, or because too many Republicans drape the immigration issue in fear and demagoguery, many immigrant rights activists assume that Democrats are more forgiving toward illegal immigrants than are Republicans.
In 2008, they put their trust in the "D" after Obama's name and voted for him. And once he got into office, they expected his administration to approach the deporting of illegal immigrants differently than the George W. Bush administration did.
Guess what? There is a difference. It turns out that the Obama administration is much more aggressive about deportations than its predecessor. In this case, the "D" stands for duped.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2010/04/07/EDPN1CQFDA.DTL#ixzz0kvlthW4Y
[Posted By: Evelyn Ramirez and Antonio Ramirez]
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