Obama's amnesty plan: Why Democrats should tell him to stop killing their party

It's not even been two weeks since Americans went to the polls to show near unilateral anger at President Obama, Republicans and Democrats, and already the president and Republicans seem to have forgotten what they learned on November 4.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Following the election, both President Obama and the Senate Majority Leader-elect, Mitch McConnell offered token promises of cooperation and understanding.

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Already these promises ring hollow.

Obama told the nation that "I hear you," but when he extended the olive branch with one hand, he held out a viper with the other.

In his last two years in the nation's highest office, as the most powerful man in the world, President Obama is going to do his damnedest to get millions of people who are here illegally-some of whom are vicious criminals-amnesty and full citizenship.

Obama has also threatened to go above Congress' heads and give this amnesty with an executive action if he must.

This doesn't take into account that the Senate did create a bill for immigration reform in 2013, the Pathway to Citizenship bill. The House refused to pass this bill because it was an incredibly complex and labyrinthine nightmare, and would create even juicer incentives for more illegal immigrants.

Obama did not like this course of action, neither did the millions of Latinos who carried him into office in 2008 and 2012 because he promised "comprehensive immigration reform," something that is just doublespeak for general amnesty with no regards to the laws or customs of the United States.

But most Americans do not want general amnesty. They value the laws set forth in the U.S. Constitution that entrust Congress with the authority to oversee immigration and set policy regarding it.

Republican, anti-amnesty candidates were swept into the Senate while pro-amnesty Democrats were repeatedly kicked out.

Obama does not seem interested in the new reality. Perhaps six years being the golden boy for his party has affected his mind?

Fox News recently released a draft of a memo that had been leaked which outlined the president's plan. Including amnesty for as many as five million illegal immigrants.

If the president goes through with this plan it could effectively kill any 2016 presidential ambitions for the Democrats, if one only looks at what happened in Oregon.

Oregon, a state that is very firmly in the hands of Democrats, passed a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain a drivers license. As soon as the bill passed, more than 70,000 Oregonians signed a hastily cobbled together petition to repeal the bill for the November ballot.

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The "Save Oregon's Driver's License" campaign defeated pro-driver's license group by a whopping 66% to 33%. It even got more votes than the race for Governor and Senator of Oregon, and outperformed a pro-pot measure.

National support for amnesty is even lower.

An ABC News and Washington Post poll said that 80% of Americans actually want stricter border measures to reduce the influx of illegal immigration. This poll included 93% of Republicans, 76% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and even 61% of Hispanics.

This should all tell President Obama one thing. American's do not like out laws to be trampled on. We do not like people who feel entitled to take things from decent, hardworking, honest Americans and those who legally go through the system.

Obama must realize that his time ruling the White House like a palace is nearly over, and he needs to work together with Republicans to ensure his party has any relevance in the U.S. from 2016 to 2018.

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