To: Sen. Angus King (ME-2)
Senator King: We need action on immigration, not more delays!
Senator Angus King: Do the right thing and support immigrants and their families now. Join the Democrats in supporting executive action on immigration!
Why is this important?
Senator Angus King (I-ME) caucuses with the Democrats and voted for immigration reform, but you’d never think that after what he said about President Obama providing deportation relief to immigrant families:
"I think it will create a backlash in the country that could actually set the cause back and inflame our politics in a way that I don’t think will be conducive to solving the problem.”
In August, Senator King was also one of the loudest voices urging President Obama to delay executive action.
This has to change.
Immigrant families are being separated every day and President Obama is finally preparing to provide relief for millions of those families. Of course, Republicans are already threatening to try and block any action from the president.
Senator King should be doing the right thing and joining the 115+ Congressional Democrats who have urged the President to act boldly right away. But instead, he's siding with obstructionist Republicans who want nothing more than for the President to do nothing while immigrant families suffer.
Senator King, why are you siding with extremist Republicans over hard-working immigrant families? It's time do the right thing and join Democrats in supporting executive action on immigration now.
"I think it will create a backlash in the country that could actually set the cause back and inflame our politics in a way that I don’t think will be conducive to solving the problem.”
In August, Senator King was also one of the loudest voices urging President Obama to delay executive action.
This has to change.
Immigrant families are being separated every day and President Obama is finally preparing to provide relief for millions of those families. Of course, Republicans are already threatening to try and block any action from the president.
Senator King should be doing the right thing and joining the 115+ Congressional Democrats who have urged the President to act boldly right away. But instead, he's siding with obstructionist Republicans who want nothing more than for the President to do nothing while immigrant families suffer.
Senator King, why are you siding with extremist Republicans over hard-working immigrant families? It's time do the right thing and join Democrats in supporting executive action on immigration now.