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Democratic Legislator Slams Obama For Failure To Deliver On Immigration Reform...
LATimes ^ | February 01, 2010

Posted on 02/01/2010 3:03:40 PM PST by Steelfish

Democratic Legislator Slams Obama For Failure To Deliver On Immigration Reform, Warns of Latino Backlash At The Polls

February 1, 2010

Many Latinos are furious at President Obama for failing to deliver on promises to push immigration reform legislation and may stay away from the polls during this year's midterm elections if they don't see concrete progress, including legalization of undocumented immigrants, a key Democratic legislator said Monday.

“People are angry and disillusioned,” U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Chicago) said in an interview with The Times.

Gutierrez said that Obama’s failure to push immigration reform was symbolized by his State of the Union address last Wednesday, when he devoted only 38 of about 7,300 words to the issue. The “throwaway line,” Gutierrez said, was the final straw for many activists who have been perturbed by the continued pace of deportations and other enforcement actions without concomitant progress in moving reform legislation forward.

Gutierrez said he was short at least 12 votes in the House to pass his immigration legislation, which would legalize most of the nation’s 12 million undocumented migrants, provide more family visas, increase worker protections and offer other reforms. He acknowledged that selling the bill to the American public at a time of double-digit unemployment would not be easy.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; cirasap; democrats; illegals; immigrantlist; immigration; latinos; obama
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1 posted on 02/01/2010 3:03:40 PM PST by Steelfish
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I know of one person that I would like to see deported or moved out of this country!


2 posted on 02/01/2010 3:06:27 PM PST by elephant
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Excuse me but just who the f**K is this guy elected to represent? United States citizens or border-jumping criminals?


3 posted on 02/01/2010 3:17:39 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: Steelfish
People are angry and disillusioned,”


Lina Lamont: “People”? I ain't “people.” I am a - “a shimmering, glowing star in the cinema firmament.”
[picks up newspaper]
Lina Lamont: It says so - right here.

4 posted on 02/01/2010 3:19:49 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: Steelfish

Pretty sure this guy is head of the Tan Klan.


5 posted on 02/01/2010 3:25:54 PM PST by junta (S.C.U.M. = State Controlled Unreliable Media)
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To: Steelfish

..nasty little secret is the illegals don’t want to become citizens, why would they?


6 posted on 02/01/2010 3:26:08 PM PST by Doogle (USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
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To: Steelfish

He is a goofball Communist.


7 posted on 02/01/2010 3:29:42 PM PST by screaminsunshine
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To: Steelfish
Gutierrez said he was short at least 12 votes in the House to pass his immigration legislation, which would legalize most of the nation’s 12 million undocumented migrants, provide more family visas, increase worker protections and offer other reforms.

WOW!!! This needs to be passed ASAP! In time for universal healthcare </s>

8 posted on 02/01/2010 3:36:10 PM PST by YankeeReb
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To: John-Irish

Surely you know the answer..........


9 posted on 02/01/2010 3:37:57 PM PST by Osage Orange (Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Anyone Who Threatens It)
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To: Steelfish

“stay away from the polls during this year’s midterm elections “

Is that a threat or a promise.


10 posted on 02/01/2010 3:45:27 PM PST by bilhosty (Don' t tax people tax newsprint)
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To: Steelfish

Even Obama realizes that, if he tries to push Illegal Alien Amnesty when the unemployment rate is high...and the economy is in the tank, any supporter of Illegal Alien Amnesty will be booted in the next election. Even 2011 may be off the table

Only extreme Hispano-Racists like Guitterez want Illegal Alien Amnesty now....and the La Raza/Hispanic Ku Klux Klan type of groups.

I am so tired of Hispan-Racist, Anti-American Bigots like Guttierez trying to give amnesty to specific races that break the law...at the expense of hard working Americans


11 posted on 02/01/2010 3:48:24 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (National Security begins at the Border)
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Bring it on! Let’s see if it’s more popular now than it was the last time they pushed for it.


12 posted on 02/01/2010 4:00:26 PM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: TigersEye

I love this. They are having protest rallies in L.A., too. In fact, why has it taken them more than a year to speak up? They were supposed to be at the top of The Agenda.


13 posted on 02/01/2010 4:09:43 PM PST by La Enchiladita ( This must be what it feels like to live in a monarchy when some little kid becomes king ...)
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Only extreme Hispano-Racists like Guitterez want Illegal Alien Amnesty now....and the La Raza/Hispanic Ku Klux Klan type of groups”

Don't forget Amnesty Juan McCain and Lindsay Grahamnesty.
Them 2 jokers can't wait to pander to Latino racist groups like LaRaza.

14 posted on 02/01/2010 4:26:26 PM PST by SmokingJoe
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What a bunch of whiney little sh!ts. To them it’s all about identity (read: ethnic) politics, the country be damned. I despise those pukes.


15 posted on 02/01/2010 4:33:53 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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Gutierrez is an ethnic bigot of the first degree. A truly despicable person. Utterly contemptible.


16 posted on 02/01/2010 4:36:29 PM PST by ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Osage Orange

You’re right, I do and knowing it makes me madder ‘n’ hell!


17 posted on 02/01/2010 4:45:42 PM PST by John-Irish ("Shame of him who thinks of it''.)
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To: La Enchiladita
It must be tough for them to decide whether to push a new round of Shamnesty or try out Crap & Tax.

Bwahahaaaaaaa!

18 posted on 02/01/2010 5:13:34 PM PST by TigersEye (It's the Marxism, stupid! ... And they call themselves Progressives.)
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To: ought-six

This is so true. Flood the nation with all these Third World types and to hell with the great history and traditions of our country.


19 posted on 02/01/2010 5:15:46 PM PST by Steelfish
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To: TigersEye

I say, Bring it. Let the voters taste the bitter fruits of their labors.

Yeah, since everything else he has done has failed, the Clueless One resolves to push harder... hahahaha.


20 posted on 02/01/2010 5:17:26 PM PST by La Enchiladita ( This must be what it feels like to live in a monarchy when some little kid becomes king ...)
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