Posted on 12/30/2009 8:45:38 AM PST by La Lydia
With the healthcare battle still unfinished, the Obama administration has been laying plans to take up an issue that could prove even more divisive -- a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system. Senior White House aides privately have assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation next year to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States. In a recent conference call with proponents, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina, political director Patrick Gaspard and others delivered the message that the White House was committed to seeing a substantial immigration bill pass and wanted to make sure allies were prepared for the fight.
In addition to the citizenship provision, the emerging plan will emphasize efforts to secure U.S. borders against those trying to cross illegally. But that two-track approach was rejected repeatedly in the past by Republicans and other critics who insist that a border crackdown must demonstrate its effectiveness before any action on citizenship is considered.
Whatever proposal Obama puts forward will probably meet equally determined opposition. Another complication is the calendar: Midterm elections are in November, and polls show that the public is more worried about joblessness and the fragile economy than anything else.
So embracing an immigration bill is a gamble for the White House, which already has a packed agenda for 2010: economic recovery, global warming legislation and tougher regulation of financial institutions.
No matter what the environment, immigration is a tough sell, said Democratic pollster Geoff Garin...
For an immigration bill to have a realistic shot of passing next year, political analysts said, the particulars would have to be agreed upon by the spring. A delay would increase the likelihood of the issue getting derailed by the November elections.
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AMNESTY ping
It’s his only route to reelection. I predict he will drop everything else to get this through.
Close to 20% real UE and they want to try this stunt?
The votes gotta come from somewhere...too many that voted for him the last time are hopey changey-ed out.
Nail on Head.
What overhaul? This will amount to being nothing more than sheer amnesty.
Amazing how politicians play with words...ObamaCare was to be a “reform” yet amounted to an overhaul....immigration “overhaul” amounts to being “amnesty.”
=.=
Gonna be an even tougher fight this time around.
‘In addition to the citizenship provision, the emerging plan will emphasize efforts to secure U.S. borders against those trying to cross illegally.’
Yes, that’s why a goverment grant is being used to provide GPS devices to point to water sources for those making the ‘trek’ across the border. Saw that today on an internet source, sorry, can’t remember exactly where.
Sounds like political suicide, especially harnessed to health insurance “reform”.
Sure, the net number of illegal aliens has not increased in the last 20 years. Isn't there a federal bureaucracy somewhere in charge of updating that absurd number?
“Gonna be an even tougher fight this time around.”
You bet it will be, what with McCain and Graham and several other RINO’s willing to bendover for Obama on this they will be lucky if they only get 90 votes.
If ACORN registered US Senators to vote healthcare would have passed by 200 votes.
Oh great. More good news. Did we get a daily Rassmussen today yet?
This will be another fight for the future of our country.
We need to kill this bill dead as a doornail. Never mind the unemployment rate..we don’t need 12m more Rat voters and we need to stop the drain of our resources supporting millions of entitlement suckers.
I also saw that reported last night by Chris Wallace on Special Report. When the outfit seeking this funding was questioned about it he said, paraphrasing, if taxpayers don’t like how their tax dollars are being spent, “tough.”
I'm very worried about where this is leading.
“...and, as the first muslim president, I understand the need to illegally enter this country, to suck the riches of this land from my generous marxist teat, to infiltrate, desecrate, and defile America! Bring your disease ridden filth and your terrorist scum to my safe harbor. All I ask is that you join a small criminal element I call ACORN and cast illegal and fraudulent votes for my fellow DemonRat communists. You will be paid handsomely with extremely bad, yet free, healthcare. You will be given free driver’s licenses, food stamps, welfare payments, medicare, medicaid. You’ll be invited to fancy dinners at the White House, now renamed Allah’s Cave! And when you cross over illegally, please bring your hot wives, daughters, and young handsome boys to me so I can bless them! Best of Luck, Barry”
The GPS story has been posted here several times, most recently yesterday. Bookmarks are my friend!
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416884/posts
can there be and doubt?
Cap and trade Global Warming and Green issues,
Fairness doctrine,
One World Government
Giving the UN powers over American sovereignty
Interpol having powers exempt from any American over site or criminal action against any thing they do. Not subject to freedom of information access.
Obams’s own ’security force’ superior to our Armed services.
Giving away billions of dollars to foreign nations, when we are broke, and borrowing the money
STOP SPENDING. STOP. STOP.
We are already spent into bankruptcy.
It is impossible to pay the debt already owed. The interest alone is huge money everyday.
WAKE UP. They must be stopped and reversed on money issues.or we are CUBA,VENZUELA, ZIMBAWEE
God help us in our day, in Jesus name, amen.
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