Low Expectations for Obama’s Immigration Speech

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 1:02 pm

President Obama’s planned speech on immigration reform tomorrow has been lauded as indication of a renewed commitment to immigration reform, as have his meetings early this week with advocates and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. So what will the president say? Unfortunately for reform advocates, not much that’s new: Obama is expected mostly to retread familiar ground on the importance of passing comprehensive immigration reform, rather than offering specific provisions he’d like to see in the law.

States aren’t waiting for reform – NPR reports that 45 states have introduced more than 1,000 bills and resolutions relating to immigrants so far this year — and polls indicate that most Americans support Arizona-style laws to curb illegal immigration. In theory, the issue should be resolved at a nationwide level to prevent harsh laws from driving illegal immigrants into other states. (There’s some concern that the Arizona law is already having that effect.) But no Republican senator has emerged to back a comprehensive bill, and with midterm elections in sight, rounding up votes for a controversial topic might be difficult before a potential lame-duck session.

Advocates are wary of talk — they want action, and preferably not solely in the form of enforcement. After a meeting of immigration reform advocates in San Diego this weekend, activists told The Washington Post they don’t think comprehensive reform will be taken up this year, regardless of Obama’s words:

“At this point, we’re looking at George W. Bush longingly,” joked Louie Gilot of the Border Network for Human Rights, based in El Paso. “We were promised change by the administration. But we’re not only getting the same enforcement-only policy, we’re getting even more of it.”

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Joe
Comment posted June 30, 2010 @ 5:29 pm

We don't need speech , we need action and solution.


Lou
Comment posted June 30, 2010 @ 5:38 pm

Obama is a weak President.

He wasn't specific on health care and outsourced it to Congress. A strong leader would've sold a public option to the Congress.

His financial reform bill is weak. Why can't he be a strong leader and break up the banks? There's will for it.

And now this……


Vickie
Comment posted June 30, 2010 @ 5:41 pm

We already know what Obama wants. He wants to load millions of welfare class Mexicans onto American taxpayers' backs for an expansion of the benefits they already receive at our expense. He wants millions more Democrat voters who suckle off government.


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Wolfee3
Comment posted June 30, 2010 @ 6:30 pm

if the GOP do not get onboard with immigration they will loose once again to the Dems in Nov, quite frankly i'm sick and tired of hearing the same excuses passed around the school playground, none of these so called elected officials have the stomach to do anything, they are just worried about themselves come Nov, i say they all should get voted out of office, there is'nt one of them that's worth a DAMN.


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Brittanicus
Comment posted June 30, 2010 @ 11:49 pm

Half the American working population is looking for work and the good old Liberal Marxist Democrat are out to force another crippling amnesty down our throats.
The costs and other expenditures for illegal aliens is such a burden on the economy of Arizona and every other state–SOMETHING MUST BE DONE & NOW? Decades of complete disregard for Citizens and legal residents have led us to the edge of a financial precipice. Billions of dollars every year are transferred to other countries to support families, plus even more billions are sent to Mexico to stabilize their economies, but most ends up in the pockets of the corrupt government. The interior of America has become a welfare state for “Anchor Babies”, for hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who have doctored and fraudulent government issued ID's.

This gives them access to welfare entitlements, which is the absolute fault of every Administration since President Bush Senior. Any kind of AMNESTY now will also attribute to a breakdown that will encompass the whole of America. Billions more will be spent in processing the 20 to 30 million already here, with an imminent danger of millions of others wanting to reach this land before AMNESTY is signed into law. Those readers who are unsure, should read the implications after the 1986 Immigration Control & Reform bill was signed by Ronald Reagan.

It was a absolute travesty as all the promises were never kept. Employers knowingly hiring foreign nationals were never penalized with harsh fines or imprisonment. Instead of 3 million being legitimized the number was way beyond 6 million. The cost of processing was staggering. President Obama is giving a pep-talk this Thursday, but it is the open border, free trade and special interest lobbyists that are passing along the rhetoric and lies. His token military force on the border will not have the ability to halt the unfettered flow of illegal drugs, foreign nationals or even Middle Eastern terrorists. The Tea Party and thousands of pro-sovereignty organization and advocates have already proclaimed there will be no–AMNESTY. Until the–REAL–double parallel fences are duly completed, nothing will pass that even smells of AMNESTY. Learn the whole truth at NumbersUSA. Additionally discover who your enemies are in both political parties beginning with Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) and Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).


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Comment posted July 1, 2010 @ 2:42 pm

Ron Paul is worth a damn.. He would have the stomach for this.


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Deport
Comment posted July 1, 2010 @ 5:39 pm

An action and solution called “deportation.” An amnesty is never going to happen. Never. The people have spoken. This was just another speech to make the illegal alien-lovers happy. He realizes the amnesty crowd is gullible and he's just stringing you along.


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Comment posted July 1, 2010 @ 6:23 pm

Seems like the wagons are circling the illegals and their advocates.


June
Comment posted July 1, 2010 @ 6:24 pm

The speech has been given and Obama could have mailed it in. He cited the immigrants of old and compared them to illegal aliens. He mentioned Einstein like we are trying to send the future Einsteins back across the border. There is a huge difference betweent those who came through Ellis Island and today's illegals who sneak in and laugh at our laws. Immigrants who came over more than 100 years ago in the great wave, had to pass medical exams and if they were ill or had a disease, they were held in isolation or sent back. If they did not have a sponsor or the means to support themselves, they were returned. That is not even remotely similar to illegals sneaking in with possibly long ago eradicted diseases, drugs or no means of support until they find their way to the nearest welfare office. The President means to fill our county with these people, so until we light up the phone banks, send the faxes, email and snail mail, he will continue to seek amnesty.


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