What politicians and pundits are saying about Obama’s immigration speech

Thanks to POTUS for taking action on immigration in the face of inaction. Now let’s turn to permanent bipartisan reform. #ImmigrationAction

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 21, 2014

Boehner: "President Obama has cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility he had left"

— Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) November 21, 2014

When you step back from the politics of the moment, lives are changing for the better tonight and that's why we come to work everyday

— Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) November 21, 2014

.@marcorubio says Obama's actions make immigration reform harder but comments are overall measured: pic.twitter.com/v1nPYhsd6W

— Alex Leary (@learyreports) November 21, 2014

Reality check: No one who promises to reverse this executive order will be elected president in 2016.

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) November 21, 2014

Sen. Jeff Sessions: "the President is endangering our entire Constitutional order."

— Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) November 21, 2014

Pres. Obama’s unconstitutional amnesty is in defiance of Congress and the American people: https://t.co/nSNkuGSdqt http://t.co/CRgPRY9yiy

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 21, 2014

Gohmert: "oral royal decree that will be followed by a written regal decree, as any good monarch would do."

— Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) November 21, 2014

House GOP Whip Steve Scalise: O's actions "lawless, unconstitutional, and are a direct insult to the American people"

— Jonathan Strong (@j_strong) November 21, 2014

Former Bush AG Alberto Gonzales won't say that Obama's plan is illegal on CNN.

— Byron Tau (@ByronTau) November 21, 2014

The job of passing substantive and lasting #ImmigrationReform thru Congress just got tougher, but it still needs to be done. Let's do it.

— Jeff Flake (@JeffFlake) November 21, 2014

on CNN, Newt Gingrich calls it "a Gruber speech."

— E McMorris-Santoro (@EvanMcSan) November 21, 2014

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