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Rahm Emanuel has emerged as the major problem within the White House on reform of immigration. A New York Times magazine article due out this Sunday reports that Hispanic leader in Congress believe that he does not take the the issue seriously and is the person blocking progress. The New York Times writer Peter Baker reports that "The Congressional Hispanic Caucus say he does not pay attention to their issues. Hispanic lawmakers blame him for a provision inserted into the Senate health care legislation that would bar illegal immigrants from buying policies on new insurance exchanges even with their own...

From the WSJ: "Immigrant Bill Is Back on Table Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano called Friday for Congress to consider an overhaul of immigration law early next year, a move that could rekindle a divisive debate during an election year. Ms. Napolitano said the immigration landscape has changed sharply since 2007, when attempts at a comprehensive overhaul failed because many members of Congress lacked confidence in the government's ability to enforce existing laws, she said. Immigration overhauls backed by the Bush administration and some congressional leaders from both parties foundered in part because critics portrayed them as rewarding illegal immigrants...

Carlos thought he’d be long gone by now. The young, college-educated New Yorker has been an illegal immigrant most his life. By last winter, a future with few options beyond washing dishes or working a factory assembly line had become too much for the gifted 24-year old to bear. Returning to his native Guatemala, he says, was not an option: “I have nothing there. I cannot go and adapt to that culture.” Staying also gave him the chance to be part of the presidential election, which he considers the most important event of his life. “If I was in Australia...