Sooo Mupepe, in your circle do republicans receive the blame for not passing immigration or democrats/Obama? Obama "promised" to pass immigration in his first term, but obviously wasn't able to due to obstruction and the focus on health care.
I don't think any major legislation will pass from now until the end of his presidency. Obstruction plays a major part but I also don't think the White House is capable of getting things done. John McCain would jump in front of a train to end sequestration, yet the WH isn't working with him to fix it. There's no "bipartisan" solution to cutting 50-100b in spending to end sequestration?
Mixture of both. Right leaners I know are blaming Obama and basically using the blanket statements that Boner used... "We need something more sensible." Even though if you ask them what that might be or what isn't sensible about the current bill they'll fumble around and give you some bullshit talking points about going the legal way and what's fair and shit. Another thing the older Hispanics say is "Democrats never come through. Republicans are the ones who care more about it. Who passed the last immigration reform bill?"
This is why I am more skeptical of everyone so sure that Texas will be a solid Democrat state one day. Will probably turn purple one day, but most people don't realize that the only thing typical hispanics have in common with Democrats is immigration reform. They are hard right on almost everything else. If reform happens to pass under the guise of a "Republican bill" then you'll see a very different future for politics in Texas IMO. Too many libertarians and religious folk here, even those progressives in Austin.
Edit: Another thing, it really surprises and disgusts me how many people will sell out their own family and the way they came here over some bullshit loyalty to the Republican party. Most of these people have family members who were or still are illegal and they still continue to spew that bullshit. Some of them even came here illegally themselves and for some reason the 1985 bill was okay but this one isn't. It's absolutely infuriating.
