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Obama Readying Immigration Overhaul Despite Political Risks

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I 'hope' he is,& not just sending more messengers for more "talk"!

Here is what the more important parts of the article had to say.

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Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States.

In a conference call with proponents, White House deputy chief of staff Jim Messina, political director Patrick Gaspard and others recently delivered the message that the White House is committed to seeing a substantial immigration bill pass and wants to make sure allies are prepared for the fight.

In addition to the citizenship provision, the emerging plan will stress increased efforts to harden borders to make illegal entry more difficult. But that two-track approach has been rejected in the past by Republicans and other critics who insisted a border crackdown demonstrate its effectiveness before any action on citizenship could be considered.....

..........."The bulk of the people needing immigration reform are Latino,'' said U.S. Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ). "It was a major motivating issue during the election. … There's a level of disenchantment about where we're going. There's some frustration and disappointment, and if you don't give the Latino community a reason to participate (in the elections) you weaken your base even more.''

Unlike healthcare, which has played out over most of a year, an immigration bill would be constrained by a tight deadline next year. For a bill to have a realistic shot of passing, political analysts say, the particulars would have to be hashed out and agreed upon by next spring.

Delay would increase the likelihood of the issue getting derailed by the November elections.

Henry Cisneros, a former cabinet secretary in Bill Clinton's administration who took part in the conference call with the White House, said: "It gets much more difficult as the year goes along. So everyone has to be very sober about the prospects. But the president and congressional leadership understand it's important to start the ball rolling."

"It was clear that the administration intends to put this in the first rank of their legislative priorities in 2010,'' he said.

An immigration bill was introduced in the House earlier in the month and Sen. Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat who chairs a subcommittee on immigration, is heading the effort to cobble together a coalition in the Senate.

Bipartisan support is possible. Schumer's office said he is working with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to develop a bill and wants Graham to sign on as a co-sponsor. Graham's office did not return calls for comment.

Democrats may not have a lock on one prominent Republican who wanted to revamp the immigration system in the past: McCain, who backed George W. Bush's failed attempt to overhaul immigration in the second term. The Arizona senator has not committed to supporting the Obama bill, saying he worries that the president will not endorse a temporary guest worker program.

Organized labor, an important part of the Democratic base, has voiced opposition to a guest worker program under which more immigrant workers could enter the country on a temporary basis. Critics argue that there is no effective system for assuring that such workers leave the country when their entry permits expire.

"From everything that we hear right now, the temporary guest worker program won't be addressed in immigration reform. And unless that is an essential part of the reform program, it's something that Sen. McCain can't work on,'' said Brooke Buchanan, a spokeswoman for McCain.
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sighss same story ...nothing. new...it has been going around for a while.getting tired of it.
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sighss same story ...nothing. new...it has been going around for a while.getting tired of it.
sigh same whining... nothing new. it has been going on for awhile. getting tired of it.
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sigh same whining... nothing new. it has been going on for awhile. getting tired of it.
sigh, same counter whine, nothing new. IT has be going for a while and I think we need to UNITE!
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sigh same whining... nothing new. it has been going on for awhile. getting tired of it.
I like you.
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I like you.
I do too. I haven't been on in awhile. This new forum layout is not nice on the eyes. Also, judging from reading a few post, the forum is filled with little immature kids with computers once again. I don't see any of the old visitors posting as frequently as they used to.

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sigh, same counter whine, nothing new. IT has be going for a while and I think we need to UNITE!
Oblivious to sarcasm...
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I do too. I haven't been on in awhile. This new forum layout is not nice on the eyes. Also, judging from reading a few post, the forum is filled with little immature kids with computers once again. I don't see any of the old visitors posting as frequently as they used to.
I think the new layout scared them away.
Kidding aside, it's TOO BRIGHT! My eyes.
And this news has been going around for a while, not really "news."
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Micheal Jackson would say " Guys THIS IS IT."

Seriously MSNBC, CNN, LA TIMES, BALTIMORE SUN all reporting this......
So Get Ready to work those phones.
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Come on, Mr Schumer!
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