Obama puts politics ahead of country in latest immigration overhaul delay | National Catholic Reporter

Obama puts politics ahead of country in latest immigration overhaul delay | National Catholic Reporter by Christopher Hale.  MGB:  He is playing politics, although he does not have to.  Anyone who doesn't vote for a Senator because of immigration won't care about the Obama effect. That is also true in the House.  In the war on women, the victories came when idiots like Todd Aiken took it up a notch, following the bishops instead of common sense.  Frankly, not passing the Senate bill would be a good thing (as would not putting parts of it in adminstratively).  It is much too punitive.  If we really wanted to stop immigration, we would repeal right to work laws (impossible with this House) and end all immigration restrictions on working. Then, immigrants would only come in for real jobs, would not be exploitable in those jobs and would get no jobs if the employer simply wanted employees to abuse. Even if we don't go that far, penalties need to be pared back significantly.  No misdomeenor should cost as much in fines and inconvenience as this bill does - and drop the punitive background checks as well.  This is what we should be working there - not validating the political experiment in the Senate bill - designed to embarrass the House for taking no action on a bill they mostly favor - mostly because Obama favors it.