Less than one month ago, Barack Obaama told radical La Raza activists that he would like to change immigration laws but that he did not have that power.
"I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own... The idea of doing things on my own is very tempting. But that's not how - that's not how our system works."
Obama addressed La Raza back on July 25, 2011.
The Sun-Times has the transcript:
THE PRESIDENT: Now, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books, but that doesn't mean I don't know very well the real pain and heartbreak that deportations cause. I share your concerns and I understand them. And I promise you, we are responding to your concerns and working every day to make sure we are enforcing flawed laws in the most humane and best possible way. Now, I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. (Applause.) And believe me, right now dealing with Congress -
AUDIENCE: Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can! Yes, you can!
THE PRESIDENT: Believe me - believe me, the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting.
(Laughter.)
I promise you. Not just on immigration reform.
(Laughter.)
But that's not how - that's not how our system works.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Change it!
But, that was way back in July. Yesterday, Barack Obama took the law into his own hands and halted deportation proceedings of illegal aliens on a case by case basis. He changed the laws on his own.
