Posted on 03/19/2009 10:16:08 PM PDT by kellynla
On his very full plate, immigration was one issue that President Obama had yet to take on - until yesterday, when he discussed it with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
At a town hall meeting in southern California yesterday, Obama renewed his support for comprehensive reform, including a possible path to citizenship for law-abiding people who entered the country illegally, along the lines of the bill that stalled in Congress in 2007.
According to the White House account of yesterday's one-hour closed session, it was "a robust and strategic meeting" in which Obama announced he will go to Mexico next month to meet President Calderón and discuss, among other issues, effective, comprehensive immigration reform.
After the meeting, Representative Luis V. Gutierrez of Illinois, chairman of the Hispanic caucus's immigration task force, and advocacy groups said they were hopeful that Obama would address immigration reform this year.
"Although it is very early in his administration, he understands that for the immigrant community it's the 11th hour, and there is no time to waste," Gutierrez said in a statement.
Janet Murguía, president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, added, "While we agree that our priority should be fixing the nation's economy, we also believe that we can initiate an immigration reform that will help us achieve long-term economic growth."
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Just what we need. Millions of hungry mouths to feed with all of their diseases to cause the remaining hospitals to go under. We’re in a recession and that idiot wants to add millions of people to the bread line. It makes no sense. His only concern is adding more DemonRAT voters so he can stay in power. I can’t say what else I really want to say without getting banned and visited by the SS/brownsh*ts, so I’ll be cool.. lol..
"No Hay Trabajo Aquí"
I voted for the conservative which was Sarah Palin.Too bad the head of the ticket wasnt conservative and that is why we lost.He just couldnt wait to jump out there in favor of the first bailout could he?
I am the Frito Good Samaritan!!
NO. its about the DNC loyalty to Slum Lords!
Immigrants {legal or not} are Easy Prey for Slum Lords.
Have you noticed that neither the Bush nor Obama White Houses have used the Bully Pulpit to urge Landlords to use “E-verify” b4 RENTING?
Neither Major Party wants to address “slum lords” that profit from “illegals”.
For the 2010 elections.
Workplace raids are also being suspended.
And no matter how much we KNOW they are costing us, their new mantra is going to be how much NEW money will be flooded into the economy when they are given amnesty.
“We will increase our tax revenue by $60 billion dollars....”
http://conservativexpress.blogspot.com/2009/03/video-laura-ingraham-destroys.html
From your lips (or typin’ fingers) to God’s ears.
It wouldn’t surprise me if it is a done deal within the next month, the way things are going.
If you voted for either McCain or Obama, you voted for amnesty, so shut the hell up.
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Why Does Obama Want Illegals Legalized Quick? So They can Join Unions!
Quisling traitors are now running our country.....and we elected them.
Part of me says just forget it, put a fork in the USA.
There won’t be 50 states in 25 years.
That's an oxymoron and the real morons in DC don't seem to realize that someone who enters the US illegally is not a law abiding citizen.
This is what helped kil Bush and McCain. It will hurt him with independents and rank and file Dems.
Outrageous.
Hopefully this occupant of the White House(I can’t call him President)will burn himself out fast like the flaming fart that he is.His communist Saul Alinskyite ideology will finally dawn on the American people who voted for him like misled sheep.
Tell us again why you screwed America by working so hard to help put Marxist Obama in the White House?
"Amnesty"?
McCain wanted to:
1) SECURE THE BORDER IN 100 DAYS
2) HAVE THE ILLEGAL GO BACK TO MEXICO AND GET IN THE BACK OF THE LINE IF THEY EVER WANTED TO COME BACK
and THAT is why you betrayed America?
Because you would rather see America's future destroyed by Marxist Obama than have some MEXICAN ILLEGAL GO BACK TO MEXICO AND GET IN THE BACK OF THE GREEN CARD LINE IF HE EVER WANTED TO COME BACK?
Is that what you are telling us, you brain-dead traitor?
That in the priorities inside that warped brain of yours, it is much more important care about whether or not some f***ing Mexican goes back to Mexico and to the back of the legal Green Card line than to care about whether a Marxist is now in the White House destroying everything else that Conservatives hold dear in America and even ENCOURAGING and AIDING the illegals that are illegally in America RIGHT NOW?
VIDEO: Pelosi Tells Illegal Immigrants That Work Site Raids are Un-American
The only thing your pea-sized brain cares about is whether some Mexican can or cannot get into the back of the Green Card application process after he goes back to Mexico?
You know what Vladimir Lenin called people like you?
Useful Idiots.
I'm just waiting for Chief Justice Roberts to finish his examination of the challenges that have been filed regarding Hussein's eligibility to be POTUS.
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