This is HUGE news this morning. Bloomberg has just released a poll that shows that 64% of all Americans support Obama's DREAM-lite policy of not deported young immigrants who came here before the age of 16 and have lived here for 5 or more years.
http://www.politico.com/...
Obama's executive directive has wide support not only in the Latino community but also with Americans in general.
President Barack Obama’s order to halt the deportation of certain young illegal immigrants enjoys big public support, a new poll Tuesday found.
The survey by Bloomberg found that 64 percent of likely voters approved of Obama’s new policy, while 30 percent disagreed.
While Republicans in general are against it, Democrats and Independents are overwhelming for it.
The order appeals most to Obama’s base, with fully 86 percent of Democrats supporting it, while a majority of Republicans, 56 percent, opposed the measure.
Among independent voters the measure was popular with 66 percent backing the change and 26 percent opposing it.
This was such as masterful stroke on Obama's part for several reasons.
1. Changed the subject this week of Obama "being in trouble" to Romney "on the defense". Thus Obama is now on offense and Romney is on defense.
2. It over shadowed Romney's bus trip through key battleground states so instead of just focusing on this trip the media is really focusing on immigration.
3. It pleased Obama's base.
4. It is supported overwhelmingly by Independents.
5. It energizes the Latino community for Obama.
6. It under cuts the attack ads coming from Super Pac about just how bad a man Obama is for not passing immigration reform that he promised and deporting so many Latinos.
7. It is temporary so that the only way this stays in place for now is if Obama gets re-elected for many Latinos believe that Romney will get rid of it because of pressure from the Tea Party.
8. It made Obama look decisive and makes Romney look wobbly.
9. Romney is totally flat-footed in his response and is now in a box (of his own making I might add).
10. Romney can't win the presidency PERIOD unless he gets at least 40% of the Latino vote and right now Romney will be lucky to get 30% of the vote. This means this chess move play on Obama's part may be the closest thing to "check-make" that I have seen Obama do.
I could go on and on.
Just Brilliant Mr. President! Check-Mate!