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Michelle Obama urges Latino community to pressure GOP to back immigration bill
The Hill ^ | Andrew Restuccia

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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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2manyillegals; 2manyimmigrants; aliens; amnesty; bohica; democrats; dreamact; hispandering; immigrantlist; immigration; importingdemocrats; invasion; latinocommunity; mexicaninvasion; michelleobama; obamanation
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To: Texas Fossil

ditto


21 posted on 02/12/2011 3:19:40 PM PST by bgill (Kenyan Parliament - how could a man born in Kenya who is not even a native American become the POTUS)
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To: Justaham

Michelle is doing Obama’s talking for him now? Is that because he slurs his words lately? And laughs at serious questions?


22 posted on 02/12/2011 3:32:17 PM PST by abclily
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To: Justaham

I saw her profile earlier, and she needs to lay off the french fries and quit lecturing the rest of us...


23 posted on 02/12/2011 3:33:16 PM PST by richardtavor (One of the rare establishmt Republicans backed by the "Tea Party" movement that wants limited gove)
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To: Justaham

The First Cow speaks......

.....yawn


24 posted on 02/12/2011 3:35:28 PM PST by Gator113 (I'm voting for Sarah Palin, Liberty, our Constitution and American Exceptionalism.)
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To: Texas Fossil

“FUMO, you’re irrelivant.”

Naw! She’s mute and irrevalunt!


25 posted on 02/12/2011 3:42:31 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

Ping!


26 posted on 02/12/2011 4:01:10 PM PST by HiJinx (What new decade?)
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To: Justaham
I can't wait until we elect a new First Wookie.
27 posted on 02/12/2011 4:01:34 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: Justaham

Shut up fat-ass! You and your bitch are toast in 2012.


28 posted on 02/12/2011 4:03:57 PM PST by jmacusa (Two wrongs don't make a right. But they can make it interesting.)
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To: Justaham

Shut up you fat ugly bitch!


29 posted on 02/12/2011 4:22:55 PM PST by dalereed
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To: Justaham

So I urge the Latino community, he needs help,
___________________________________________

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...


30 posted on 02/12/2011 4:30:03 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: JPG

How much time have the Obamas spent (with their daughters) vacationing in Mexico, including those along the border proclaimed “safe” by their gal Janet?


31 posted on 02/12/2011 5:16:35 PM PST by MamaDearest
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To: Justaham

Probably what she meant was “Obama can’t win in 2012 without 10 to 20 million new Democrats voting for him”.


32 posted on 02/12/2011 5:18:02 PM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: Justaham
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.

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).

33 posted on 02/12/2011 5:21:27 PM PST by Hoodat (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. - (Rom 8:37))
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To: Justaham

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


34 posted on 02/12/2011 6:59:13 PM PST by anglian
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

The list, ping

Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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35 posted on 02/12/2011 7:31:52 PM PST by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Justaham

That’ll get it done. The First Wookie has spoken.


36 posted on 02/12/2011 7:35:35 PM PST by rockinqsranch (Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will, they ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN !
37 posted on 02/12/2011 7:43:02 PM PST by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: pocat

ping


38 posted on 02/12/2011 7:44:45 PM PST by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: muggs

ping


39 posted on 02/12/2011 7:45:43 PM PST by timestax (Why not drug tests for the President AND all White Hut staff ? ? ?)
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To: Justaham

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.


40 posted on 02/12/2011 8:24:53 PM PST by chris_bdba
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