Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) has been the single loudest voice criticizing President Obama for not issuing his promised amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants. But Gutierrez is also making himself the main man on immigration for the media, and some think he may be doing so as a prelude to running for president himself.
Previous to the midterm elections, Gutierrez was pushing as hard as he could to force Obama to announce his amnesty before the November elections. In March, for instance,Gutierrez noted that the "pleas from the community" got through to Obama, that the President heard them, and was sure to issue a mass amnesty earlier this year.
The congressman also tried to clear the way for Obama’s announcement. At one point, in September, Gutierrez warned Democrats squeamish on amnesty to "step aside" and let Obama have his head on amnesty for illegals.
Gutierrez went on like that for months, appearing on every TV show and speaking to every media outlet that would have him, saying that Obama promised him that he would issue that much sought-after amnesty. But, thus far at least, all the congressman's efforts have been for nothing.
For the man who told Newsweek that his "only loyalty is to the immigrant community," Obama's breach of promise is inexcusable.
