The ad begins with a stark, black-and-white still, the president standing at a congressional podium, mouth open, hand up, mid-speech. It is the image of a politician making a promise. “Don’t be fooled by President Obama’s words,” a voice says in Spanish. “He’s not committed to immigrants. He only wants our votes. With the election on the line, he offers a temporary solution that still cheats them of legal status.” The image on the screen: a handcuffed woman being frisked by law enforcement officers. Just days before President Barack Obama’s deferred action directive -– a policy shift that could grant deportation relief to as many as 1.4 million young undocumented immigrants across the county...
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