Posted on 02/12/2011 2:36:35 PM PST by Justaham
First Lady Michelle Obama called on the Latino community to put pressure on Republicans to support comprehensive immigration legislation.
In an interview with Univision, the first lady said President Obama wanted to pass immigration legislation, but could not find enough support among Republicans to move a bill.
The DREAM Act, a bill to give undocumented immigrants who came to the country as children and are pursuing higher education an opportunity to become U.S. citizens, had little support among Republicans, she said. The latest attempt to pass the legislation failed in December.
“So I urge the Latino community, he needs help, he's got to have Republicans and Democrats in Congress who are going to step up,” the first lady said. “If a sound immigration bill gets put on the President's desk he is going to sign it. But it’s got to get through Congress. He can't do it alone.”
Asked if the president pushed hard enough to pass an immigration bill, the first lady defended her husband.
“Immigration reform has been at the top of my husband's agenda from the minute he thought about running for this office,” she said, adding later, “But people have to know that the President can't pass immigration reform without the support of Congress and we don't have that.”
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ditto
Michelle is doing Obama’s talking for him now? Is that because he slurs his words lately? And laughs at serious questions?
I saw her profile earlier, and she needs to lay off the french fries and quit lecturing the rest of us...
The First Cow speaks......
.....yawn
“FUMO, you’re irrelivant.”
Naw! She’s mute and irrevalunt!
Ping!
Shut up fat-ass! You and your bitch are toast in 2012.
Shut up you fat ugly bitch!
So I urge the Latino community, he needs help,
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Well if your husaband is that incompetant that he cant do the job and he has to have you beg illegal aliens to “help”
Then he needs to step down...
How much time have the Obamas spent (with their daughters) vacationing in Mexico, including those along the border proclaimed “safe” by their gal Janet?
Probably what she meant was “Obama can’t win in 2012 without 10 to 20 million new Democrats voting for him”.
OK, let me get this straight. In 2009, with a filibuster-proof majority in the US Senate, and a hefty majority in the House as well, Obama couldn't get immigration legislation passed? That is quite an indictment of his leadership abilities (or lack thereof).
The first lady, Michelle Obama, appears on Univision’s “Al Punto” to talk about her “Let’s Move” campaign to reduce childhood obesity. Enrique Peña Nieto, the governor of the State of Mexico and a potential candidate in Mexico’s presidential election, is also a guest. And Gery Chico, a Latino candidate in the Chicago mayoral race, discusses whether he can win.
set to air Sunday A video will be here. http://www.yidio.com/adelanto-de-al-punto-para-domingo-21311/id/2572093559
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That’ll get it done. The First Wookie has spoken.
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ROFLOL WRONG! There was not enough DEMOCRATIC support in 2010 to pass it in the Seante when the DEMOCRATS held and still hold the majority.
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