Obama to Republican critics on immigration: 'Pass a bill'

[wvit1001]

U.S. President Barack Obama shrugged off criticism of his executive action on immigration with a challenge to House of Representatives Republicans: if you don't like it, do something.

Obama was asked in an interview broadcast on Sunday about House Speaker John Boehner's assertion that he was acting like an emperor in using executive powers to tackle the issue of the 11 million immigrants living in America without documents.

"Well, my response is pass a bill," Obama said in the interview with ABC's "This Week" taped on Friday. "Congress has a responsibility to deal with these issues and there are some things that I can’t do on my own."

[chuck_curtis]

Pass a bill to do what? To tell the President to do his job?

[KensanIV]

So tell us why he didn't pass the bills when he had both houses and the bully pulpit?

[D2D]

What will Obama do when Republicans pass a bill securing the border and overriding his executive order?

[Truman62]

Give the people a path to citizenship and a better temporary worker program.

We want hard working taxpayers, right?

The people here have shown they can do that.

Why are you going to punish them for the equivalent of a speeding ticket?

[D2D]

Tell that to the unemployed people those illegals stole jobs from!

Tell that to the chronically unemployed Black Americans who can't get an entry level job because illegals have filled them all!

Why do you hate blacks so much, Davik?

[KensanIV]

I would hardly call that the equivalent of a speeding ticket....Illegally crossing our borders is a FELONY. And having fake ID and SSN's are also an added felony.

But, they will make good Democrats/