president obama s dramatic change in immigration policy has most latino groups cheering and other groups chafing. they will not only stop deporting young immigrants, they will make those under 30 eligible for work permits. might call it the back door dream act, using executive power to do something congress considered but haven t passed because of conservative opposition. this is not amnesty, this is not immunity. this is not a path to citizenship. it s not a permanent fix. this is a temporary measure that let s us focus resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people. the administration insists it has the legal power to set deportation priorities. as someone who is charged with enforcing the immigration system, we re setting good, strong, sensible priorities, and again, these young people really are not the individuals that immigration removal process was designed to focus upon. that s where the fight is. some con
morning. good morning. i know that you were campaigning and you were against this legalization effort in the state of iowa. are you trying to actively repeal that law? actually, i was elected governor on the issue of restoring jobs and restoring fiscal responsibility. and i find it pandering to the hollywood money crowd instead of focusing on what is important to america, which is reducing this massive federal debt that s gone up more than a trillion dollars and then the job killing obamacare which we can t afford and it s not sustainable and all of the other regulations that he s put on. my focus is on bringing jobs to iowa, revitalizing our economy. i and many other governors elected in 2010 are doing that in our states. the president of the united states has got the country going in the wrong direction and keeps trying to change the subject
got to cut back and then you ve got france saying we re going to just tax everybody to death. there s going to be trouble there before there s trouble here. let s switch gears to something that vice president joe biden said on the talk shows yesterday. was this a slip because it s in disagreement with how president obama feels about gay marriage. remember, president obama is in favor of civil unions but not in favor of gay marriage so vice president joe biden says suddenly he was in favor of gay marriage yesterday. was that a slip? or was it pandering to the base before the election? you be the judge. look, i just think that the good news is that as more and more americans come to understand what this is all about as a super proposition. who do you love? who do you love? and will you be loyal to the person you love? that s what people are finding out, what all marriages at their root are about.
director of national intelligence, dennis blair. then, the push toward november with former white house communications director anita dunn and former republican national committee chairman, ed gillespie. i m candy crowley, and this is state of the union. rick santorum understands he needs cochange the dynamic. the republicans are thinking about putting someone in the same positions as president obama up. if this election is about tweedle dee and tweedle dum, we will lose. as the focus changes to illinois where polls are close and romney is loaded for bear. santorum s real weakness is the economy. he s never run a business or a state. his plan, economic illiteracy, inexcusable, the worst idea of any gop candidate. joining me now, former senator rick santorum. thanks for being with us. i want to start out by asking about the new ad that mitt romney has up and running in illinois where you two will next meet after puerto rico. and in it he basically says, listen. y
getting a grip on a come pli indicated on u.s. ambassador to afghanistan and former director of intelligence dennis player. then, the push to november. anita dunn and former republican committee chairman ed gilespi. i m candy crowley and this is state of the union. rick santorum has a sharper edge to him. he understands he needs to change the dynamic. the problem is, the republicans in this country are thinking about putting somebody with the same positions as president up. if this is about tweedle dee and dweedl dumb, we will lose. santorum s real weakness is his plan economic illiteracy, inexcusable, the worst idea of any gop candidate. joining me now, former senator rick santorum. thanks so much for being with us. i want to start out by asking about the new ad that mitt romney has up and running in illinois where you will next meet in puerto rico. he said, listen, you ve never run a business and you ve never run a state. and so how can you possibly be an executiv