This week, President Donald Trump is expected to end DACA, a program designed to allow illegal immigrants to stay and work legally in the United States. The decision — while not final — has elicited outrage on both ends of the political spectrum.
But this isn’t the first time.
When Barack Obama first created DACA, Republicans rightly criticized the program on multiple fronts. They claimed it was an affront to our established immigration laws and that its very creation as unconstitutional.
The latter argument stems from the fact that DACA wasn’t the result of legislation, but rather an executive order. In legal terms, executive orders can’t overrule laws. They’re supposed to be directives for how the executive branch shall execute the laws written by congress.
Now, some Republicans are changing their tune. But let’s not forget how they felt about the program in the first place.
See what Speaker of the House Paul Ryan said about DACA under Barack Obama on the next page:
Traitor hypocrite!
Ryan is nothing but a$#%&!@*stain on the Republican Party… he needs to be drained from the swamp!!
Of course it was but you guys let Obama get away with it!
He took money from the Clintons
Paul Ryan was outraged when Obama enacted DACA in 2015 by bypassing Congress and using an EO. He was livid and told everyone that the Law was unconstitutional. Now, even though he took the Oath of Office swearing that he would ““I, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic;” now he wants to continue it. President Trump has given him 6 months to do what needs to be done. Ryan writes a Law and gets a majority in the House, then the Senate and then the President has to sign it. So tell me, why are these Republicans pitching a fit when they all know what has to be done? They all took the Oath, so why would they want to continue an unconstitutional Law that they opposed 2 years ago?
yep and still is
Allowing Ryan to stay a citizen after his treason is unconstitutional
Replace Paul Ryan 1st and them Mr Trump can get something done! Bye Bye Paul Ryan
Ryan needs to go! He is a liar and a traitor!
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