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Obama on comprehensive immigration reform
Posted: May 12, 2011
President Barack Obama renewed his push for comprehensive immigration reform Tuesday, citing America's legacy as a nation of immigrants and saying that finding a solution for millions of undocumented workers is critical to the country's common future.
"We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants -- a nation that welcomes those willing to embrace America's precepts," Obama said during a visit to El Paso, Texas.
"It doesn't matter where you come from. What matters is that you believe in the ideals on which we were founded, that you believe all of us are equal," he said. "In embracing America, you can become American. That is what makes this country great."
Comment: Sure, all those protestors who wave their country’s flag and burn ours will truly embrace America.
The president's speech was part of his administration's attempt to regain the initiative on a hot-button issue that has largely been ceded to state government leaders in recent months. It took place against a backdrop of intense political maneuvering on the part of both Democrats and Republicans seeking to use the issue to their own advantage in the 2012 election campaign.
Among other things, Obama ripped GOP leaders for setting impossible standards for border enforcement before being willing to cut a deal with their Democratic counterparts.
"All the stuff they asked for, we've done," he said, citing a range of steps taken to improve security along the Mexican border. "I suspect there will be those who will try to move the goalposts one more time. ... Maybe they'll say we need a moat. Or alligators in the moat."
Comment: Really? That’s why they only secured 700 miles of the border? Does Obama not know how long our border really is (1200 miles or more)?
"They'll never be satisfied," he said. But "that's politics."
"The most significant step we can take now to secure the borders is to fix the system as a whole so that fewer people have incentive to enter illegally in search of work in the first place," Obama said. "This would allow agents to focus on the worst threats on both of our borders -- from drug traffickers to those who would come here to commit acts of violence or terror."
The president stressed that, as part of comprehensive reform, Washington has to "secure the borders and enforce the law." Business owners, he said, need to be punished for exploiting undocumented workers.
At the same time, people who have entered the country illegally have to admit they broke the law, pay taxes and a fine, learn English and be willing to undergo background checks before starting the legalization process, he added.
Comment: Does he really believe all illegals will admit they broke the law??? When the last immigration reform was passed, I think 2 million out of 7 million ‘fessed up. Am I seeing déjà vu here?
Key proponents of tighter immigration standards were disappointed with Obama's proposal.
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Comments from the National Hispanic GOP - Backwards Typist
[ In Reply To ..]Even the National Hispanic GOP feels Obama is grandstanding to get votes:
National Hispanic GOP Group Responds to President Obama’s Immigration Speech in El Paso, Texas
For Immediate Release – 10 May 2011
Phoenix, AZ –SOMOS REPUBLICANS is the largest conservative Hispanic Republican grassroots organization in the country committed to promoting positive solutions that confront our community and the nation today. We are glad that President Obama wants to elevate the discussion on legal immigration again. We have been staunch supporters of legal immigration across the Union — from Florida to Texas to Iowa to California and more. As immigration advocates, we have suffered because isolationists want unrealistic enforcement-only policies and they have attacked our positions that can only benefit the American economy.
On the eve of Arizona’s harsh anti-immigrant law, we heard President Obama’s speech last year that emulated the one we heard today, however, the problem still exists. We were glad the Obama administration filed the injunction that led to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision in essence declaring the immigration issue a federal issue. Because this is a federal issue, the Obama administration must put a legal immigration bill on the floor in order to facilitate meaningful debate towards solving this tough issue.
Even though we are very happy to hear President Obama raise the immigration issue again, we have not forgotten his promise in 2008 when he promised Latinos to fix the broken immigration system. Obama still has time to put a genuine and reasonable immigration solution that both parties can support before the upcoming 2012 elections. We know that Democrats could have passed an immigration solution the same way they passed Obamacare when they had the super majority in Congress, however, the job was not fulfilled.
That said, Republicans also should acknowledge that President Obama has spent more money on securing the borders and deporting more undocumented immigrants than President George W. Bush. As a result of President Obama’s increased deportations of immigrants, the Gallup shows his approval among Hispanics, the nation’s fastest-growing demographic, has also fallen.
We sincerely hope the immigration issue is not being used as a political football yet again. We have personally watched several families that have been forced apart due to mass deportations. It is discouraging for us to see our Latino Democratic and Republican brothers and sisters beg for help as we rally at the state capitols fighting these anti-immigrant laws. It is painful seeing our Latin community suffer. Hate crimes have increased due to the anti-immigrant sentiment against Latinos nation-wide. We see American-born children crying as they are left behind when their parents get deported. Some Republicans who claim to be “pro family” have been silent with regard to immigrant families being forced apart.
We are skeptical about President Obama raising the immigration issue again, and we do not really know if he has a real intention of fixing the problem. The only way we will surely know he is serious about this issue is when he ensures an immigration bill is put on the floor that will garner strong bipartisan support.
We acknowledge that both Republicans and Democrats need political covering on the immigration issue, and we promise to give the President, Republicans and Democrats immigration political covering as we continue to build a national movement for the issues that affect the Latino community. We believe that working across the aisle is vital to the bipartisan solution we are seeking.
Political football - sm
[ In Reply To ..]So I guess it is NOT political grandstanding for the SOMOS group to kick the pigskin around by questioning Obama's intent, downplaying Ws hideous track record on immigration and taking jabs at the dems in Congress? GOP immigration advocates are obviously a confused bunch of folks who align themselves with the party that promotes isolationism and all those "unrealistic enforement-only policies" they so bitterly decry in the first paragraph. Makes about as much sense as trickle-down-diehard blue-collar, low and middle class GOP workers whose salaries have been stagnant since the 80s, benefits have been slashed beyond recognition and jobs have been outsourced overseas promoting and defending the big money interests of corporations.
issue - nWb
[ In Reply To ..]Once again, Obama is willing to step up and tackle the big divisive issues. I feel so fortunate to have such a courageous moral leader in these rocky times. Bless him.
I'm glad that he is diving in where angels fear to tread with this issue - LM
[ In Reply To ..]Something has got to be done. Otherwise we're going to have the kind of thing that is happening in Mexico happening here on our streets. This needs to be one of many top priorities. Our country has so many problems. All of them need attention. I'm glad to have this one brought to the forefront.
That's sarcasm, right? - anon
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That was directed to nwb - anon
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nope. - nBw
[ In Reply To ..]but hard to tell when you are only reading the words and not getting any clues from tone of voice or facial expression.
The biggest thing that annoys me about - Barrack Obama
[ In Reply To ..]is his arrogance. I've never seen such a thug in the office before. He cannot make a speech without bashing and making fun of those who disagree with him and in the very next breath make a comment that we need to come together. Talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth, Mr. President.
This whole immigration reform is Obama's attempt at sucking up to Hispanics to get their vote. Nothing more!
"We define ourselves as a nation of immigrants -- a nation that welcomes those willing to embrace America's precepts," Obama said during a visit to El Paso, Texas.
This quote just kills me. We have illegals in this country who not only want to fly another country's flag in our country but they want everything changed to embrace their culture and their language. I don't know about any of you but I see no reason why I have to push 1 for English.
My great grandparents were immigrants. One came from Hungary and spoke 7 languages except for English....but when he came here...he learned and that is all he spoke once here. Another grandparent came from Germany and he learned English.
If they want to reform immigration, they need to look at the process of becoming a citizen. Perhaps make it easier for those wishing to come to the US so they do it the legal way. Right now we are doing nothing but encouraging law breakers and screwing over those who are trying to come here legally. That isn't fair to them and it isn't fair to US citizens who are footing the bill for these law breakers.
I see President Obama as competent and confident - nm
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