Mocking attitude won't help

Well, so much for any hope of immigration reform in the near future.

President Obama, obviously on the campaign trail, made sure of that on Tuesday. During a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Obama alternated between calling for a civil discussion of ways to reform current immigration policy and openly mocking Republicans who have rightly blocked efforts to provide any sort of a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.

"Maybe they'll need a moat. Maybe they'll want alligators in the moat," Obama said of Republicans, who have pushed for more focus on border security before moving forward on any comprehensive immigration reform.

Yeah, that should help further your cause, Mr. President. Public slaps in the face to the Republicans, who control the House, will surely push any chance of reform further into the future.

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