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Immigration advocates press President Obama

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05-10-2011, 07:50 AM
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When President Barack Obama summoned more than 50 heavy hitters in politics, business and law enforcement to the White House recently, he wanted their help to push an immigration reform bill. But they surprised him by pressing their own demand: Obama needed to do more with his executive power to slow the deportations of certain illegal immigrants.
The disconnect between Obama and many in the State Dining Room last month points up the president’s challenge as he heads to Texas Tuesday for a major immigration speech.
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Hispanic community has wanted to see for more than two years, they already have moved on to a more realistic target. Immigration advocates know that passing a comprehensive overhaul through Congress is virtually impossible. Instead, they want Obama to provide immediate relief to illegal immigrants, such as college students, with the stroke of his executive pen.
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Not only is he resisting requests to use his executive power, but there also is no evidence the administration has a legislative strategy to pass a bill through Congress. That has left many to question Obama’s motives: Is he really serious this time, or is he just checking a political box ahead of the 2012 election?”
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Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said Monday. “Immigrant communities need help now, our system is broken now, and the president can do something about it now.”Gutierrez said he will be listening for the president to address the issue Tuesday. But he may be left wanting
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At a meeting last week with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Obama got pressed on the issue. And at the sitdown with business, political, law enforcement, religious and civil rights figures in the State Dining Room, he got an earful, as well.
More than half the questions focused on Obama’s executive authority, “which is kind of surprising given who was in the room,” said Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum, an attendee at the meeting.
By the time John Podesta, president and CEO of the Center for American Progress, raised the issue, Obama gave some ground.
He told the group that he would sit down with Napolitano for a “serious conversation,” Noorani said.
“He realizes he can’t brush it off,” he said.
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