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jwirr

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12. I am wondering if the whole damn government is not broken. Just in my family we have a food stamp

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Fri Mar 14, 2014, 12:45 PM

Mar 2014

application that is 2 months late, energy assistance applications that are over 3 months getting processed, a veterans claim that is over a year old and waiting and a social security application that is also taking forever.

These are agencies that should have some kind of time limitations and yet they are giving the excuse that they are all over worked. Yes, I know that we have a lot more problems with the economy and they all have more applications but then why not hire extra help.

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President Obama orders review of US deportation practices [View all] cal04 Mar 2014 OP

Immigration reform? MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #1

Good, but weird. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #2

Haven't you noticed.. President Obama has been by-passing Congress very Cha Mar 2014 #5

He can ask for a review and make recommendations but he can't change the law. That does okaawhatever Mar 2014 #7

You're right, he cannot change the laws. ForgoTheConsequence Mar 2014 #9

The Immigration system is broken. ReRe Mar 2014 #3

I am wondering if the whole damn government is not broken. Just in my family we have a food stamp jwirr Mar 2014 #12

Republicans or Republican lites have been... ReRe Mar 2014 #15

Might explain why repugs have been dragging their feet on immigration -- they don't want it changed. QuestForSense Mar 2014 #4

And what that fails to mention that anyone not trying to push an anti-Obama agenda knows is okaawhatever Mar 2014 #8

It's time.. thank you, President Obama. Cha Mar 2014 #6

The king of deportation is only trying to help Dems win ... L0oniX Mar 2014 #10

Yea, Hispanics will never vote for Obama's 3rd term now. JoePhilly Mar 2014 #13

Our deportation policies are cruel. Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #11

Sorry, can you run this logic by me one more time? hughee99 Mar 2014 #16

Obama may be concerned about the pain treestar Mar 2014 #14

Yet his 2015 budget continues mandatory quotas for private prison beds woo me with science Mar 2014 #17