Shameful: Obama uses Fourth of July naturalization ceremony to push DREAM Act

Jenn Taylor | 1:38 PM on July 04, 2012

Is there anything President Obama doesn’t have the self-serving gall to politicize?

The president decided that today’s naturalization ceremony for immigrants serving in the United States military was a sweet opportunity to talk up a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.

President Obama: "It has taken these men and women—these Americans—years, even decades, to realize their dream"

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) July 4, 2012

President Obama: "That includes making sure the American dream endures for all those…who are willing to work hard, play by the rules…"

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) July 4, 2012

President Obama: "For just as we must remain a nation of laws, we must remain a nation of immigrants…It’s why we need the #DREAM Act"

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) July 4, 2012

Obama today: "We still need a DREAM Act to keep talented young people who want to contribute to our society and serve our country."

— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) July 4, 2012

A roomful of immigrants — active duty service members who presumably played by the rules — had to listen to Obama bash our imperfect union and tout policies that spit in the faces of everyone who came here legally.

“We’re still perfecting our union, still extending the promise of America,” Obama told the group. “That’s why, as another step forward, we’re lifting the shadow of deportation from serving — from deserving young people who were brought to this country as children. It’s why we still need a DREAM Act — to keep talented young people who want to contribute to our society and serve our country. It’s why we need — why America’s success demands — comprehensive immigration reform.”