The American Legion gives thumbs down to Obama’s immigration plans

The nation’s largest veterans service organization now questions the wisdom of the White House “putting politics above national security” via President Obama’s plans to bypass Congress and grant amnesty to 5 million illegal immigrants.

“At a time when ISIS, al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations are killing innocent Americans, it makes no sense to let our guard down and send a message that the United States is an open, soft target,” says Michael D. Helm, national commander of the American Legion, which has 2.4 million members in 14,000 local posts...