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Originally Posted by 2Face
Republican leaders in the GOP-controlled House oppose anything Obama. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said “The president wasn’t able to pass his version of immigration reform when he had large Democratic majorities in the House and Senate because of bipartisan opposition, so it’s unlikely he will succeed anytime soon,”
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Lamar Smith is just one A*****. It doesn't mean that all Republicans will oppose some type of immigration reform. There will always be some opposition. I am pretty sure the same thing happened with the reform in 1986; some Republicans didn't like it, and they tried to speak out on behalf of others. Look you never know. I am confident something will get done if pushed to the extreme.
Waiting is not going to help either because no one knows what the makeup of congress will be in 2013. Obama has to try now. If he doesn't and Republicans gain control of both chambers (one of many hypothetical situations), all of us will be even more screwed.