A Political Reversal on Immigration Reform
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2014
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Three months ago, President Obama blasted Republicans and promised executive action on immigration reform, but now he says the politics have changed, and the “action” has been postponed until after November’s elections. What would “executive action” be?
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.9 | A political reversal on immigration reform. |
| 0:14.6 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:18.6 | a daily look at the issues Americans cut about most. |
| 0:21.1 | Three months ago, President Obama blasted Republicans and promised executive action on immigration. |
| 0:26.5 | The message has been, it's coming. But now, he says, the politics have changed, and the action |
| 0:32.1 | has been postponed until after November's elections. Disappointment is turning to anger for millions of Latinos and others, |
| 0:39.8 | including potential voters this year and in 2016. |
| 0:43.7 | What would executive action be? |
| 0:45.7 | Would the political consequences have been more damaging than the backlash from a broken promise? |
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| 1:21.7 | Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. After blasting Republicans for inaction on immigration, |
| 1:27.1 | President Obama has postponed his promise to take steps on his own until after November's elections. |
| 1:32.7 | Will that make a difference in which party controls the Senate? |
| 1:35.3 | What's the potential cost of an admitted political gamble? |
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| 2:07.4 | of State John Kerry met with the Shiite Prime Minister, the Kurdish president, and the Sunni |
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