Obama’s stance on energy/environment doesn't jibe with his immigration goals

By Dave Gorak, Thursday, October 1, 2009, 2:37 PM EDT

The president has talked a lot since taking office about creating new energy guidelines, and the White House paid the usual lip service to Earth Day. But I’m wondering: How does this president square his energy and environmental concerns with his apparent willingness to continue fueling our population growth with a reckless immigration policy that benefits only vote-hungry politicians and companies fearful of losing their abundant supply of cheap foreign labor?

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