The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to block Trump's order to end DACA, the Obama executive order known as the "Dreamer's Act" that allowed undocumented immigrants, known as Dreamers to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. It is estimated the act applied to approximately 600,000 "Dreamers", many who were born in the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts who voted with the majority and wrote the majority opinion said, "the administration was arbitrary and capricious in ending the program." He also said the test of the matter was only "whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide reasonable explanation for its action and it failed to do so."
Trump of course reacted to the decision with his usual personal attacks against the court and tried to make it political for his campaign to divide the country before the November elections. Past commentary in PolitiDose has proven to be on target about Trump, his administration and republicans in congress failure to take up immigration reform legislation when they controlled both houses of congress during Trump's first two years in office and their control of the Senate for the past 42 months under Trump. They also failed to take up immigration reform legislation when they controlled both houses of congress during the Obama and George W. Bush administration. In other words, the republican party has no record of immigration reform legislation even when they control the dialog. The fact is they do not want any immigration reform legislation because immigrants tend to vote democratic, so they demagogue the issue with false statements and lies.
And to top it off, every republican Presidential candidate in 2016 promised in their debates to introduce immigration reform legislation and that included Trump. But Trump and his party never did after the election. Instead, Trump and his party played games with executive orders or rules concerning DACA and other immigration issues and the courts had to step in over and over again to settle the issue that should be settled by congress with legislation. Judge Roberts was understanding in his decision and even stated that the Trump administration could try again. Meaning they had to get their act together and comply with the procedural requirements.
Trump also made the following un-American statement about the court's decision: THOSE HORRIBLY AND POLITICALLY CHARGED DECISIONS COMING OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT ARE SHOTGUN BLASTS TO THE FACE OF PEOPLE THAT ARE PROUD TO CALL THEMSELVES REPUBLICANS OR CONSERVATIVES. That is how Trump and the republicans think of themselves. They have no idea how to think American.
Well Mr. President, this writer is an AMERICAN. First, last and always, there is no in between.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
