Dan Kallin Current Event
Article: Republican Lawmaker: Obama should back of immigration reform
Link: http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-house-chairman-obama-immigration-reform-20130227,0,7128297.story
Summary of Current Event:
In this article the opinions of United States lawmakers are discussed regarding Barrack Obama's immigration reform proposal. One Republic representative from Virginia, Robert Goodlatte, said that Obama should not be working on an immigration reform proposal, saying that Obama should leave the job to congress. Goodlatte said that a top-down approach has never worked in the past, meaning sending bills from the executive branch down to the legislative branch has not worked before. Goodlatte also did not approve of the content of this bill because he does not believe that Obama should make a path for eleven million illegal immigrants to become citizens. One thing that many senators and representatives agree on, including Goodlatte, is that making an immigration reform bill has to be a bipartisan effort, which means that both republicans and democrats in congress have to work together if they want to create a successful immigration reform bill. Senators such as John McCain have already been working with the president to try to create an immigration reform bill.
Question: Should the president be working on a proposal to send to congress, doing what Robert Goodlatte calls "a top-down approach" to making legislation? Please explain your opinion.
I think its fine for president Obama to be making a bill and sending it to congress. As the president his opinions and values obviously reflect what the majority of America wants so I think he should be able to suggest laws. His proposal is a reflection of his personal thoughts and believes and he has the right as an American citizen to express those and prepare a proposal. Each branch of the government has a part in passing laws so I think its wrong for Goodlatte to say the president is out of his place in making a proposal.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sydney, while his opinions and values reflect the opinion of the majority of Americans, they do not, however, reflect everyone's. He may not be out of his place in making his proposal, but I think it's fair to say that it isn't what every American wants.
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