Obama’s Backdoor Amnesty Follows A Pattern of Disrespect for Our Laws

Ernest Istook / August 30, 2010

President Barack Obama lets people break laws that he doesn’t like.  The latest example is his backdoor amnesty for thousands of illegal immigrants, as a still-fuzzy but insidious picture is emerging.

Obama shows a pattern of refusing to enforce laws (or refusing to permit states like Arizona to enforce them).  When he dislikes our laws, Obama forces change by dictate rather than seeking legal change through the political process.  Congress gets bypassed.

Those benefiting can claim a new category of legal immunity:  FBO’s–Favored By Obama. (more…)