Immigration activist who protested Obama/Biden's immigration policies benefitted greatly from DACA

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17. that happens, especially in campaigns

...and it's not just activists who cast a wide net of blame for whatever their interest is.

In this case, this individual's motives are clear, so it's wrong to single out her political motivations and make that the issue, as if every activist and advocate needs to prove loyalty, or in this case, fealty to the politicians who may be responsible for some beneficence from our government. In this case, it's her mother and father's (and now her own) basic human rights at stake, not some absolutely tangential effect on some politician's political future.

And she wasn't alone in demanding more from the Obama administration. My own governor waged several fights with the administration and carried those very same interests into his presidential campaign.

Always, always, the reality on the ground for these individuals is much more important than defending political turf. The response should be, 'of course, we didn't accomplish enough for these individuals and families in crisis.' Not enough was accomplished to protect these people fleeing hardship and danger in their countries from what's occurring today.

And let's talk about what some candidates are saying about their special abilities to make McConnell do more than wag his ass at them. Those politicians should be telling us how they'd do better for these folks than trusting republicans to feel shame enough to act in their behalf.