Yes, Congress is supposed to uphold the Constitution. But that’s not what they’re doing, thus the grey area.

All presidents, and most politicians for that matter, have said things that later in time they contradict. Usually there two reasons why… 1) They have gained more knowledge and their views have changed. Perfect example, Obama’s views on same-sex marriage; or 2) the change of mind fits their current needs. Often these two reasons blend into one another, but isn’t always a bad thing.

Sure, Obama said those things, but, especially in 2008, when he was not even in office, I don’t think he had even the slightest clue as to what really goes on behind the doors in the oval office. I don’t think any candidate running for their 1st term as POTUS knows. There is more power in the shadows of the Executive Office than any political candidate ever knows about, or can even imagine. For example, I believe that not shutting down Guantanamo was because of the military powers-that-be which Obama didn’t have a clue about prior to taking the oath. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are even some sort of implied threats made.

It also takes a wise person to know that sometimes our country needs to do what is right, and makes the most common sense. It would be a huge tax burden on our country if we were to round up all the illegals (undocumented if you want to be politically correct, but for my purpose here, I use “illegals” just because I’m used to hearing it and it flows better) and deport them. Plus, it’s simply an impossibility to find them all and deport out. So what can we do to improve the situation? Obama did what I find to be an excellent solution, but I would have liked to have seen even more done for the illegals.

I just recently came back from Belize and took a side trip into Guatemala. Although I was there solely on vacation, I could still see the fringes of what life is like for most in Guatemala. I don’t blame these people one least little bit for illegally coming into the US, especially the children. I would do the same myself if I was in those same circumstances. My primary goal would be to just to get away from the horrible, murderous way of life there, and just stay hidden as much as possible in the US; put food in my belly and have a solid floor with a secure roof as opposed to a dirt floor and a thatched roof that leaks — the needs and desires are minimal. But primarily, a safe place for my children where I wouldn’t have to worry about the drug cartel, or the military, coming in and either taking my children or bringing harm to them.

Sure, they all broke the law by coming over illegally, but they didn’t have an option. If a woman is in labor and her husband drives her to the hospital, going over the speed limit by 30 mph, then should the hospital say, “Sorry, you broke the law by speeding here. You can’t come in and have your baby”? We are a country of immigrants, not genocidal maniacs (for the most part, anyway – Ch-ch-ch-Cheney).

As a person with morals, I would lose all respect for any president that would choose to purposely throw innocent people back into those circumstances — that is pure genocide. If it means going against Congress — who is deadlocked and the GOP refuses to budge as they’re still pissed that they couldn’t make Obama a one-term President — then so be it. Sure, Obama could have fought the hard way, gaining nothing while millions of people suffer and die.

I hope Obama used more of his executive power. I’m sick and tired of this Congress – and that goes for both parties. Harry Reid has just as many bills on his desk as does Boehner.

In living down here in a part of the country were I, being a white woman, am a minority, plus living near the section of the city that has more business signs in Spanish than they do in English, our daily routines intermingle every day — and it in no way negatively affects me. I have never competed for a job with any undocumented person – in fact, I have found that it is easier to get a job in this city than it was in any of the prior white-dominant places I have lived. The illegals do not show up at the welfare office demanding food stamps, contrary to every GOP’s beliefs. The illegals find any job they can – and work hard at it, always showing up on time – and use that money for food and shelter. With health care, they do go to the government-assisted clinics — but then, I do, too, even though I now have good health care and make nearly 6-figures a year in income. It just so happens I like the doctor out of the public health care office that I first went to when I was on public assistance back in 2008. For the most part, though, the illegals I see at the clinic are either elderly or are there with and for their children, who are the innocent ones in this murky soup of hatred. Most of these people are a productive part of society, even if minimally so. It’s time to welcome them and legally make them a part of our country rather than treating them like dirt forcing them to hide in the shadows.

Of course, there are no absolutes in life and there are the exceptions to what I’ve described above. The exceptions cannot be the ones that make the rules and laws, however.