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Originally Posted by swordfish
I agree with this guy:
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The aide suggested the White House might be using the meeting as a “smokescreen to cover Obama’s campaign promise,” giving proponents of immigration reform a symbolic victory, but not necessarily making a good-faith push to pass legislation.
“This is a show,” the aide continued. “There’s neither the time nor the inclination to deal with immigration later this year and going into next year. It’s a political football. Why not highlight the perceived divide between Hispanics and Republicans? What better wedge issue than immigration?”
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This is a distinct possibility I mentioned earlier in the year.Some of the earliest articles I've seen concerning Obama & Immigration usually mentioned ~2011-12 as the likely timeline he'll actually make an effort due to facing his own re-election for President around that time.The Hispanic vote will hate the Republicans even more for another failed immigration bill causing an even larger percentage of Hispanic votes for the President in 2012.