What
Obama is doing with his new immigration policy reminds me of the old bait- and -switch.
If you’re not familiar with the term, Wikipedia defines it as the following: Bait-and-switch is a form
of fraud, most commonly used in retail stores but also applicable to other
contexts.
It seems mighty ironic that Obama all of a sudden came up
with this unilateral policy. First of all immigration law should comes from the
legislative branch of government and not the executive. What he has effectively
done is bypassed the House and Senate and made his decision without either of
their support or knowledge. This move in itself says much about Obama’s
character. Does he think he is better than Congress? Does he believe he knows
what is best while the rest of the country is too stupid to formulate their own
opinion? The answer is yes to them both. His whole philosophy is that
government, or most importantly he, knows best. His belief is that without
government, the individual is nothing. Only through government can the
individual become a better person and rise to a higher level of living. Without
government the individual is nothing.
Obama’s philosophy sound familiar? Well it should. It’s
the same mantra of thought exercised by such 20th century regimes
such as the Nazis. Isn’t it amazing, yet unfortunate, how history repeats
itself?
Now here’s the bait-and-switch. With unemployment up to
8.2%, almost 25% of teenagers unemployed, an economy that has lost 1.37
million jobs in the past 3 years, and ongoing scandals such as fast and
furious, Obama needs something to take the media coverage away from his
crumbling presidency. His goal is to bait everyone into to reading or listening
to something different such as his new immigration policy. As the media and
everyone in the country are baited into this story he gives us the switch. What
is the switch? Well, now the news is no longer centered upon Obama’s failed
tenure as president and are instead focused on his new change in American
policy. It’s almost like the misdirection illusionists use to play a trick in
the audience. Plus, with this new policy he can now pander to the Latino vote-
a vote he desperately needs to stay in office. It’s like a 2 for one with this
new policy. He can take attention off of his failed leadership and attempt to
garner more votes from a specific population all with one policy change. Isn’t
politics grand?
Well
Obama, no matter how much you try to bait-and-switch or misdirect us, the
problems you have created are still here. There’s no magic or political spin
which can disguise the pitiful economic numbers you’ve put up since you’re
tenure in office.