Chuck Schumer Spoke Out Against Illegal Immigration Under Obama

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference January 20, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The U.S. government is shut down after the Senate failed to pass a resolution to temporarily fund the government through February 16. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference January 20, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The U.S. government is shut down after the Senate failed to pass a resolution to temporarily fund the government through February 16. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Politics is more divided than ever, and the polarization has almost been exclusively on one side of the ideological spectrum. It’s all in reaction to President Trump.

Take immigration as an example. Just a decade ago, the Secure Fence Act of 2006, a bill authorizing the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border, passed the Senate 80-19. Among those voting in favor were Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Diane Feinstein, and Joe Biden.

And just listen to the rhetoric.

“Illegal immigration is wrong, plain and simple” Chuck Schumer said during a 2009 speech. This was during Obama’s presidency, mind you. “People who enter the United States without our permission are illegal aliens,” he continued. “When we use phrases like ‘undocumented workers,’ we convey a message to the American people that their government is not serious about combating illegal immigration.”

Schumer lists seven principles for immigration reform that are remarkably sensible coming from him.

And just compare that list to Schumer’s rhetoric now.

And now he’s forced a government shutdown over it.

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By Matt
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