Obama Looking To Give New Life To Immigration Reform [Obama Turns to Graham and Schumer]
LATimes ^ | March 04, 2010
Posted on Friday, March 05, 2010 2:12:33 AM by Steelfish
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Obama Looking To Give New Life To Immigration Reform In an effort to advance a bill through Congress before midterm elections, the president meets with two senators who have spent months trying to craft legislation.
By Peter Nicholas March 4, 2010
Reporting from Washington - Despite steep odds, the White House has discussed prospects for reviving a major overhaul of the nation's immigration laws, a commitment that President Obama has postponed once already.
Obama took up the issue privately with his staff Monday in a bid to advance a bill through Congress before lawmakers become too distracted by approaching midterm elections.
In the session, Obama and members of his Domestic Policy Council outlined ways to resuscitate the effort in a White House meeting with two senators -- Democrat Charles E. Schumer of New York and Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina -- who have spent months trying to craft a bill.
According to a person familiar with the meeting, the White House may ask Schumer and Graham to at least produce a blueprint that could be turned into legislative language.
The basis of a bill would include a path toward citizenship for the 10.8 million people living in the U.S. illegally. Citizenship would not be granted lightly, the White House said. Undocumented workers would need to register, pay taxes and pay a penalty for violating the law. Failure to comply might result in deportation.
Nick Shapiro, a White House spokesman, said the president's support for an immigration bill, which would also include improved border security, was "unwavering."
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I am convinced that Obama truly wants us to collapse as soon as possible.
To think Blacks support this guy is utterly pathetic on their part.
Amnesty for illegal aliens puts them at the back of the bus again.
But the usual mantra will be blame whitey, etc.
