Aug 17, 2009
The White House is hosting an immigration discussion Thursday with advocates, religious groups, businesses and law enforcers as part of an effort to bring all parties to the heated debate into one room.
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Aug 15, 2009
President Obama is wrong to postpone immigration reform. And his own immigration policy is causing concern and dismay among many of those who supported his election.
At the recent North American summit in Mexico, Obama said that immigration reform would have to wait in line behind health care and the...
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Aug 14, 2009
Right now, much of the nation's attention is on health insurance reform and the accompanying side-show generated by vitriolic opponents of the President's proposal. As immigrant advocates, we're all too familiar with those angry, ugly attacks. We'll no doubt see some of those characters, led by Lou Dobbs and...
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Aug 13, 2009
Latino leaders have long called for comprehensive immigration reform. During the presidential campaign, it finally seemed destined for reality as candidates sought the crucial Latino vote.
But today, where's immigration reform on the list of priorities?
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By Guest Blogger Mario Quiroz, from CASA de Maryland: "Delay may be business as usual in Washington, but Baltimore isn't having it. Yesterday evening, amidst news that President Obama now sees immigration reform delayed until 2010, the Baltimore City Council passed a resolution-- the first like it in Maryland--...
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President Obama reiterated his commitment to moving immigration reform forward yesterday during comments made at the North American Summit held in Guadalajara, Mexico. The President's comments point to the pressing need for Secretary Napolitano to move aggressively as the President's point person and for Congress to step up and...
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Under fire from immigration reform supporters who say he's not moving fast enough, President Barack Obama said Monday he expects to have a draft immigration bill in Congress by year's end — but that lawmakers wouldn't begin to seriously debate the issue until next year.
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Locked in a healthcare debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Obama acknowledged that a push to overhaul the nation's immigration system will have to wait until 2010 and even then will prove a major political test.
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President Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Congress to overhaul the country's immigration system, an issue that fires up emotions on both sides of the political divide, by "early next year."
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Aug 5, 2009
Yesterday's New York Times blasts the Obama administration for being too slow to implement real, comprehensive immigration reform, and too quick to extend Bush-era immigration policies that have led to widespread abuse. It mentions local protests bubbling up across the country that are part of a nation-wide call to...
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