What do conservatives think about Obamas immigration initiatives?
What do conservatives think about Obama’s immigration initiatives?Answer: Barack Obama’s immigration plans have been a cause of consternation for conservatives ever since he’s proposed them. The very first item on his 2008 presidential campaign web site, under the heading “IMMIGRATION” were the words, “Barack Obama will secure our borders”. To do this, Obama claims it is necessary to increase the number of legal immigrants to “meet the demand for jobs that employers cannot fill.” There is a fundamental disconnect between these two priorities. First, illegal immigrants in America fill jobs that no one else will do because those jobs are unattractive and low-paying. They work these jobs because living in America for next to nothing is better than living in their country for nothing at all. Ironically, Obama also believes that raising the minimum wage to $9.50 will help decrease poverty in America. Seeing immigration and poverty as two separate issues is part of the problem. Illegal immig
