Posted on 06/24/2010 8:33:03 PM PDT by La Lydia
DENVER Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano blamed a "bitterly divided Congress" for failing to create an immigration bill but assured Hispanic political leaders on Thursday that the president remains committed to overhauling the nation's immigration laws.
"Make no mistake about it. President Obama and the administration are committed to comprehensive immigration reform," Napolitano said to cheers and applause of participants at the annual conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials..."But I think we can all recognize, and you as elected officials can recognize particularly, that some reform takes time."
Napolitano highlighted President Barack Obama's effort to make it easier for legal immigrants to become citizens and said Obama has taken a tough approach to securing the U.S.-Mexican border. She did not mention Arizona's tough new immigration law, which takes effect July 29 if it survives legal challenges...
Napolitano also provided no details of what an immigration bill would look like, but said that it would be a "big goal" requiring bipartisanship....
Napolitano said lawmakers who say the border needs to be secured before a new immigration bill is introduced "keep moving the goalpost."
"And the word secure really becomes, effectively, 'seal' the border," she said....
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notice whenever the libs aren’t getting their way the situation is described as ‘bitterly divided’.
Who’s bitter? I’m delighted that Congress can’t move on this. We don’t need new laws, we need the Executive Branch to follow and enforce the ones we have.
I think it is code for keep on coming to the US WE NEED THE CHEAP LABOR.
I don’t know what might happen on amnesty this year, but it was supposed to be introduced in the Senate the week after Memorial Day, per Harry Reid at one point. It just seems to keep slipping forward.
Obama and the administration are committed to comprehensive immigration reform,
Translation: Hussein WILL surrender to the invading Mexicans.
“But I think we can all recognize, and you as elected officials can recognize particularly, that some reform takes time.”
Translation: But not right now.
Lol, now that is a clear cut case of racial profiling concerning the illegal alien/amnesty issue. She singled them out because of their ethnic group.
Napolitano should have been fired way long ago......according to her, I bet the enforcement of current standing Federal immigration law = “the system worked”.....=.=
Ping!
NapolitanICEcreambrain: Obummer wants illegal immigrants over all [of us].
This person is unfit for public office.
I couldn’t stand her as Gov.
Vote in Nov. !!
Hey Napalitano! America wants THE BORDER CLOSED!
You have noticed since his poll numbers are tanking, he has stepped up the drumbeat for amnesty.
The communists need their votes to stay in power.
You have noticed since his poll numbers are tanking, he has stepped up the drumbeat for amnesty.
The communists need their votes to stay in power.
We have immigration laws and pathways to citizenship. What we need is a secure border.... you Democratic asshats!
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