There’s at least one Obama supporter in the media who doesn’t think the president should address immigration policy unilaterally: MSNBC host Ed Schultz.
Schultz said on Twitter Wednesday that Obama should instead work with congressional Republicans to get the job done, though not for the sake of bipartisanship.
“[President Obama] should back off on immigration reform, give the Republicans a deadline and use the [State of the Union address] to call ‘em out,” Schultz said. “[GOP] won’t deliver.”
That’s a challenge Republicans may be willing to take if it meant stopping Obama from issuing an executive order that will delay the deportation of an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants.
“If [Obama] delivers a deadline, he gets the attention of the country and puts the leadership responsibility on the [Republicans],” Schultz said, adding again that he didn’t expect the GOP to actually pass any reform.
Obama is scheduled to make a speech outlining his immigration plans Thursday at the White House.
