Justin's Political Corner

Today’s big announcement by the Obama administration that they would suspend all targeted deportations of young undocumented immigrants who would have been eligible under the DREAM Act has touched off a firestorm in conservative circles.

Fox News’ morning program America’s Newsroom invited Rep. Allen West (R-FL) to share his thoughts on the announcement, and he wasted no time floating unfounded conspiracy theories and misinformation:

“I can start to ask questions about what is going to happen as far as their right to vote. Is this one of those backdoor opportunities to allow people in the next five months to get the opportunity to vote? Will we see Janet Napolitano and the president come out with a new edict that says ‘since we allow this people to be here legally, we’re now going to allow them to have the opportunity to vote?’… Why is it being done at this point in time? Why have we not allowed a national debate on this issue to really get a sense about what the American people feel?”

From the 06.15.2012 edition of FNC’s America’s Newsroom:

In fact, the DREAM Act has been up for debate for over a decade. Some version of the DREAM Act has been introduced in every Congress since 2001.

h/t: Adam Peck at Think Progress Justice