News is slowly trickling out of the White House following today's big summit between President Obama and pro-immigrant organizations.
Ali Noorani, executive director of the National Immigration Forum and chair of the Reform Immigration for America Campaign, was one of the immigrant rights leaders who met with President Obama today.
Here's a statement issued this afternoon from Noorani on the meeting:
We had a lively and straightforward meeting with the President and his staff. We made clear that we expect him to keep his promise to overhaul our broken immigration system. We need a system that is fair, just, humane, and that serves our nation's interests.
The President indicated that his administration is committed to driving a bill forward in the spring of 2010. Based on our conversation, we are optimistic and expecting aggressive and urgent action from the White House on comprehensive immigration reform before March 21st. That day, tens of thousands of Americans are prepared to take an unprecedented action carrying forward the President's commitment to comprehensive immigration reform in Congress and finally fixing our broken immigration system.
It's time for Congress to get moving. Immigration reform for America is long overdue, and it's past time for the Republican Leadership to stop playing games and get on board with immigration legislation that is good for the economy, good for workers, and good for American families.
