Hillary Clinton Uses Supreme Court Ruling On Obama Immigration Action To Hammer Trump

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:06 pm

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Hillary Clinton hammered Donald Trump and highlighted his bigoted immigration policies after the Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4 on President Obama’s immigration executive actions.

After the Supreme Court deadlocked at 4-4 on a case brought by the state of Texas related to President Obama’s immigration executive orders, Hillary Clinton said:

Today’s deadlocked decision from the Supreme Court is unacceptable, and show us all just how high the stakes are in this election. As I have consistently said, I believe that President Obama acted well within his constitutional and legal authority in issuing the DAPA and DACA executive actions. These are our friends and family members; neighbors and classmates; DREAMers and parents of Americans and lawful permanent residents. They enrich our communities and contribute to our economy every day. We should be doing everything possible under the law to provide them relief from the specter of deportation.

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court is purely procedural and casts no doubt on the fact that DAPA and DACA are entirely within the President’s legal authority. But in addition to throwing millions of families across our country into a state of uncertainty, this decision reminds us how much damage Senate Republicans are doing by refusing to consider President Obama’s nominee to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Our families and our country need and deserve a full bench, and Senate Republicans need to stop playing political games with our democracy and give Judge Merrick Garland a fair hearing and vote.

This decision is also a stark reminder of the harm Donald Trump would do to our families, our communities, and our country. Trump has pledged to repeal President Obama’s executive actions on his first day in office. He has called Mexican immigrants ‘rapists’ and ‘murderers.’ He has called for creating a deportation force” to tear 11 million people away from their families and their homes.

I believe we are stronger together. When we embrace immigrants, not denigrate them. When we build bridges, not walls. That is why, as president, I will continue to defend DAPA and DACA, and do everything possible under the law to go further to protect families. It is also why I will introduce comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship within my first 100 days. Because when families are strong—America is strong.

The Supreme Court’s non-decision puts the focus squarely back on Trump’s bigoted immigration rhetoric. Every four years both parties say that the stakes have never been higher than they are now, but in the case of 2016, it is true.

Clinton’s promise to introduce comprehensive immigration reform in her first 100 days in office was huge. While Trump wants to build a wall, Hillary Clinton wants to build a legal path to citizenship. Thanks to Mitch McConnell’s obstruction of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, the American people are being given an eyeful of the difference between Clinton and Trump, and what they see is a clear choice for between a public servant with a plan and D-list celebrity who doesn’t have a clue.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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