Napolitano: Obama wants immigration overhaul

Google AP ^ | June 24, 2010 | Ivan Moreno

[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....

[La Lydia]

This is what AP reported in English. In Spanish, Univision reported that she said, "The border is secure. It cannot be sealed, like some are demanding. That is an irrational demand, because there is a great deal of legal traffic of goods and people between the US and Mexico." SHE THINKS THE BORDER IS SECURE! For this quote

http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=3&schid=278&secid=0&cid=2452118

[La Lydia]

The border is secure ping

[BenLurkin]

“Obama and the administration are committed to comprehensive immigration reform,”

Translation: Hussein WILL surrender to the invading Mexicans.

[realcleanguy]

We have a wonderful immigration policy. people from all over the world can request to migrate here, legally. There is no need for immigration reform

[rbosque]

The Presidency needs “overhauling”.

[goodnesswins]

November = “overhaul”....can’t come soon enough

[alrea]

We have a wonderful immigration policy. people from all over the world can request to migrate here, legally.

throw in free food and healthcare

[Sender]

...assured Hispanic political leaders

So she didn't assure Russian or African or Japanese political leaders their people could come and stay? Hmmm.

[OneWingedShark]

Yep.

[MaxMax]

"bitterly divided Congress

F-YOU! Maybe Reno can call in the Guard and burn the Congress down
after Pelosi locks the doors, then call it a closed door session for
RINO's only. Afterall, RINO's are nothing more than in-the-way-of-Socialist-law.

[ETL]

I guess it’s part of his Marxist “fundamental transformation of America” agenda.

[BitWielder1]

The goal is to completely ruin the integrity of this country.
As for the details, Nanzi explains it best:
  "We have to pass the bill so we can see what's in it."

They will ram this through no matter what anybody says.
Health Scare part deux.

[FrankR]

[MaxMax]

I’m not saying that, that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but RATs like burning people.

[YellowRoseofTx]

That is an irrational demand, because there is a great deal of legal traffic of goods and people between the US and Mexico."

That is what border gates and guards are for

[Newton]

ok let's recap. Arizona is almost to crisis mode with drug criminals coming over the border, they enact a law to enforce federal law. Oboingo solution, make illegals legal.

Oil is spewing into the Gulf, destroying peoples' livelhoods and ocean life. Oboingo solution: Crap and Tax.

Man this guy is a genius. /sarcasm

[umgud]

They have a one-track-mind and it’s focused on amnesty.

[az_gila]

“...comprehensive immigration reform...”

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I'll vote for comprehensive immigration reform, lets reform it comprehensively by just enforcing the existing laws - what a concept.../S

[Soothesayer]

Unless you are deliberately trying to destroy a country.

[Da Mav]

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.