Breaking: Obama Relaxing Deportation Policy

Breaking: Obama Relaxing Deportation Policy

Since yesterday's much-hyped "reframing" speech in Ohio was so widely panned (and rightly so, as Guy points out), Team Obama needed something epic to replace the unflattering headlines. And hey, if it'll appeal to a major, potentially-swing voting bloc, more's the better. So Obama did what he does best -- circumventing Congress -- and had Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano release new, DREAM Act-like guidelines that relax deportation standards. Now, illlegal immigrants who meet certain criteria may stay here, and obtain work permits:

The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to...