Nov 16, 2010
President Barack Obama told Democratic members of Congress Tuesday he wants the DREAM Act passed in the lame duck session as a "down payment" on substantial immigration reform, according to members at the meeting. And, he said, he'd call resistant senators to get them on board.
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Meeting with leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus at the White House Tuesday, President Obama reiterated his support for fixing the country's "broken immigration system"
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President Barack Obama and three Hispanic lawmakers agreed Tuesday to push for a vote this year on the Dream Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
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Here's a readout from the President's meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today, in which a strong consensus formed that Congress should approve the targeted, bipartisan DREAM Act before adjourning.
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Nov 15, 2010
Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) will meet with President Barack Obama Tuesday afternoon to talk about the chances of getting comprehensive immigration reform or the DREAM Act passed in the lame duck session.
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Oct 25, 2010
In a radio interview that aired on Univision on Monday, Mr. Obama sought to assure Hispanics that he would push an immigration overhaul after the midterm elections.
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Oct 19, 2010
President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order to improve Hispanic children's educational opportunities.
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Yesterday afternoon we tweeted about the end of MTV's Presidential Townhall, which touched on immigration. Here is what the President actually said -- leave us a comment with what you thought!
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Sep 25, 2010
Don Francisco: A week before the elections we had a chance to speak with you. You spoke about immigration and about those 12 million undocumented workers that still wait for a solution to their problems…
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President Obama suggested that he would not pursue reforms to the immigration system through regulations or other administrative policies.
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