Posted on 05/07/2011 6:24:19 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
President Obama heads to Texas Tuesday to lay out his plan for comprehensive immigration reform in a move that may win him Hispanic votes next year but has little chance of passing Congress. Obama's proposal would shift resources to understaffed areas along the U.S.-Mexico border, provide a pathway to citizenship for certain illegal immigrants already living in the United States and expand a program under which illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes are deported, senior administration officials said.
"We've got a lot more work to do to fix an immigration system that's broken," said Obama, who has been meeting almost weekly with immigration policy leaders, Hispanic groups and business leaders. "I'm not satisfied with the progress we've made."
Security along the Southern border was vastly enhanced under President George W. Bush and expanded again by Obama. But some experts insist much more needs to be done to secure the border, which many lawmakers said must be accomplished before they'll consider other reforms.
More border agents and resources are still needed along the highways and bridges that connect the U.S. and Mexico, according to Texas Border Coalition consultant William Moore.
Former Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard goes further, saying the U.S. needs to go after Mexican drug cartels on their own turf.
"We can't beat them by just playing defense, by joining our hands along the border and just daring them to come across, because they'll beat us at that game," Goddard said. "We're going to have to move onto their territory with Mexico."
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Watch Republicans respond to Obama’s agenda instead of making him respond to theirs.
>>ovide a pathway to citizenship for certain illegal immigrants already living in the United States <<
IOW Amnesty.
3rd rail territory.
No good. The forgot to use the word “comprehensive.”
The commie ‘RATS are in trouble and they know it. They’ve got to import more ‘RAT voters before 2012 or their Marxist agenda goes in the toilet.
El Paso isn’t that far from the 1.5 million acres of burned out ranches and homes that BO has denied emergency aid to during most severe drought since the Dust Bowl days.
Those suffering Texans ought to show up with some pithy “unwelcome” signs. He can come to Texas to campaign, but the rest of the time he acts as though we don’t exist because Texas will never vote for The Worst President Ever.
“Security along the Southern border was vastly enhanced under President George W. Bush”
Say what?
What is this supposed to mean? People breaking existing laws willie-nillie doesn't mean that it is “broken.” If he means “fix” by making people comply with the laws, then I am with him.
I wonder if they'd be willing to apply this same logic to the highway speed limits? “Everyone” breaks the law, so why not up the speed limits by 10 to 20 mph?
Obama to overide State law.
How else would you destroy a country????????
“One” of a 3 pronged attack....
The Money system and the Energy system would be 2 others on my list...
Do your own DD!!!!!!!!!
I heard Tim Pawlenty on Laura Ingraham saying he didn’t believe ANY “illegal” should be able to vote ever.....I’m hoping he means that if they decide on “amnesty” it includes a provision that says, unless you came legally you can NEVER VOTE.
This is gonna go nowhere fast.
Why is it that Obama doesn’t take the same position with immigration that he took with Obamacare? Take what you can get. I am sure the GOP will go along with boosting the border security and increasing the number of criminals deported.
Big time. Obama's a natural born fool for even getting this close to it.
I don’t mind giving them a pathway to citizenship... in Mexico.
If this were to pass, the only part of it that the Feds would actually implement is the “provide a pathway to citizenship”.
The enforcement portion would fall by the wayside and be ignored.
F’n Fed Gov broke the system...now their going to fix it. Screw
Obastard!
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