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He said he was counting on religious and community leaders to drive members of Congress to take the lead on crafting an immigration bill. ( That has been his game plan all along, he just wants to sit back and do nothing..no heavy lifting for him)“That means changing minds [and] changing votes, one at a time,” he said of the uphill battle a comprehensive bill faces on Capitol Hill.
“I know there are some folks who think I should bypass Congress. I can’t.( He won't, he thinks we are stupid)
“But what I can do is sign a law. And what you can do is champion a law. What we can do together is make comprehensive immigration reform the law of the land,” Obama said.
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Obama's own head of USCIS, immigration experts, immigration lawyers, senators and congressmen have all confirmed that Obama has the power to halt the deportation of Dreamers through executive action, yet he claims to can't.
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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke earlier in the morning at the prayer breakfast, telling attendees he is “optimistic” Congress will pass an immigration reform bill before the 2012 elections.
Schumer said he is committed to working with Republican lawmakers to reach a bipartisan agreement that would reform the country’s immigration system.
“As head of the Immigration subcommittee who believes passionately in this issue, I remain optimistic that we can pass immigration reform during this Congress,” said Schumer, who leads the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security.
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I don't even have the words to express my anger at this Idiot. This is the guy who allowed Lindsey graham to string us along since 2008.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefi...rs-to-mobilize