i think he wanted a big story and he needs a big story and a big splash in order to force a resolution of the border. he needs to get the border situation with the unaccompanied children out of the way or at least resolved to some degree, some stability there before he can turn to a lot of people who have been living in this country for a long time, and where the real pressure is from immigration activists which is stop the deportations. give people a break. like you did with deferred action for young people and students. >> of course, this issue is playing out differently because it's 2014, the midterms loom, it might be a little different. last year, next year, but right now, everybody is thinking about what's going to happen when voters go to the polls. too much leniency could rally republican voters. amnesty is sapowerful motivator for those folks. too little leniency could anger his tannpanics who democrats ne keep in their tent. one smart guy wrote if obama