Jim Clyburn Compares Obama Exec Amnesty to Emancipation Proclamation, Integration of Military

Jim Clyburn Compares Obama Exec Amnesty to Emancipation Proclamation, Integration of Military

 

by Tony Lee 14 Nov 2014, 3:05 PM PDT

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/11/14/Jim-Clyburn-Compares-Obama-Exec-Amnesty-to-Emancipation-Proclamation-Integration-of-Military

One of the top Democrats in the House is comparing President Barack Obama's forthcoming executive amnesty that would give illegal immigrants special treatment under law to the Emancipation Proclamation and the integration of the military, which allowed Americans to be treated equally under the law.

On Friday, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), the House Democratic Assistant Leader, said it is "high time" for Obama to act on his executive amnesty, even saying that enacting an executive amnesty would put Obama in "big company" along with Abraham Lincoln, who "used the executive order to do the Emancipation Proclamation," and Harry Truman, who "used it to integrate the Armed Services." 

On MSNBC, Clyburn told host Andrea Mitchell that presidents "have used their executive authority to do some mighty big things that have had very positive impacts on the country" and called on Obama "to take his place among that group" even though he will get push back from Congress "because I think it's very, very important for him to do so." 

"It would not be the first time that the Congress has fought a president tooth and nail for doing the right thing for the country," he added, referring to House Speaker John Boehner's (R-OH) Thursday vow. "We all know, if only from the movies, the fight that Lincoln had with the Congress on the question of slavery. What a fight we had over the integration of the Armed Services."

Clyburn said he thought that "this issue of immigration is just as important to this country as integrating the armed services was back in the 1940s." Obama is reportedly finalizing plans to give temporary amnesty and work permits to five million illegal immigrants, including the parents of DREAMers.

His advice to Obama was to, "Have at it. Get your pen, sign the executive order and let them do what they will or may."

U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow has written a reminder to Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) that Obama's executive amnesty would hurt American workers, especially struggling black workers.

"Illegal immigration has a disparate impact on African-American men because these men are disproportionately represented in the low-skilled labor force," he wrote to Obama and the CBC last month. "Such an increase in lawful workers would have a deleterious effect on low-skilled American workers, particularly black workers."

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Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International Rescue Committee, the Aspen Institute (think tank), and Amnesty International.

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Susan McCue was a founding president & CEO for the ONE Campaign, and is a trustee at the Third Way.

Georgette F. Bennett is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a trustee at the Third Way.

James E. Clyburn is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a house member for the SC congressional delegation, and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

Reynold Levy is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, was a trustee at the Third Way, and an advisory board member for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

William D. Budinger is a trustee at the Third Way, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP, and is an advocate for the ONE Campaign.

ONE Campaign is a partner with the International Rescue Committee.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.           

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

William M. Daley is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Third Way, and was the chief of staff for the Barack Obama administration.  

Thomas R. Carper is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way, and was the vice chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council.

Progressive Policy Institute was an affiliated think tank for the Democratic Leadership Council, and is a project for the Third Way Foundation Inc.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was the chairman for the Democratic Leadership Council, is a political commentator at MSNBC, an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).

Georgette F. Bennett is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a trustee at the Third Way.

James E. Clyburn is an honorary co-chair for the Third Way, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a house member for the SC congressional delegation, and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.