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A Moral Question for the GOP

KYoung43 Wrote: Aug 17, 2012 2:54 PM

My take on this issue is that we need to follow the law, and if we don't like the law, we work to change it. The Liberal approach is to ignore the law and not prosecute or punish those who break the law. That makes all laws worthless. Kind of like giving every kid a trophy. That cheapens the win for the team/kid who actually DID win.

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A Moral Question for the GOP

Many conservatives reject President Obama's recent policy to defer action against illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children. But as a conservative who supports the president's decision, I think it's important to seriously engage the arguments both for and against the policy.

First, let me explain what the Obama program does and does not do. It explicitly does not grant legal status to any group, even those who came illegally as infants or children. Those who are eligible for deferred action are given no path to permanent residency or to citizenship. They are not eligible for...

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