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    Obama: 'Price to pay’ for immigration block

    November 09, 2013, 10:18 am

    Obama: 'Price to pay’ for immigration block


    By Jonathan Easley

    President Obama late Friday said he remained hopeful that Congress would overhaul the immigration system before the end of the year, and offered a stern warning to those Republicans who oppose reform.

    “The only way we can continue to place pressure to get that bill done is by making sure that the other side - or at least that small faction on the other side - understands there's a price to pay when you don't act on the basis of the interests of the American people,” Obama said. “And so that's something that I hope we can still get done by the end of this year.”The president’s remarks came at a fundraiser for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) at a private residence in Miami, Fla. It’s a critical time for immigration reform, which has seen its momentum stall since the Senate passed a comprehensive bipartisan bill in June.

    Obama on Friday bemoaned what he said was the hyper-partisanship that has torpedoed reform efforts. He pointed to a long history of Republicans and Democrats coming together on immigration reform, including under his predecessor, former President George W. Bush.

    “We've been talking about immigration reform for decades now,” Obama said. “Almost a decade ago, my predecessor, George W. Bush, said that comprehensive immigration reform that would strengthen our borders, improve our legal immigration system and do something about those who are here on an undocumented basis, that that would be good for the economy. And it was embraced by a large number of Republicans as well as Democrats.”

    Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has said he will not take up the Senate-passed bill, but would be open to bringing piecemeal incremental legislation to the floor for a vote. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), one of the key members of the Senate’s Gang of Eight immigration reform team, has said the two disparate approaches should not be merged.

    One of the Gang of Eight’s members, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), the chairman of the DSCC, was in attendance on Friday night.

    “We have seen the Senate most recently - Michael Bennet was part of a group, bipartisan group that helped to pass a comprehensive bill that we know would add over a trillion dollars of economic growth to our country, would reduce our deficit by $800 million, is supported by law enforcement, clergy, business, immigration rights activists,” Obama said.

    “And right now, it's being held up,” he continued. “It's being held up not because it's not a good idea. The majority of the American people support it. It's being held up because there's a small faction in the other party that has decided we don't want to do anything and our main goal is obstruction.”

    The president invited Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), another GOP member of the Gang of Eight, to the White House on Thursday to plot a way forward. Obama has said he’d be open to signing any piece of immigration reform legislation that Congress can pass, as long as it contains a pathway to citizenship for those in the country illegally.

    “And, by the way, if the Republicans decided to pass it - and nobody would be happier than me - even though it would be to their political advantage to do it, because ultimately I've run my last election,” Obama said. “And along with the gray hair, what comes with being President is that you take the long view and you start thinking about 10 years from now or 20 years from now or 30 years from now.”

    http://thehill.com/blogs/briefingroo...gration-reform

    We haven't been "talking" about immigration, we have been demanding that the US Government enforce our immigration laws.



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    “The only way we can continue to place pressure to get that bill done is by making sure that the other side - or at least that small faction on the other side - understands there's a price to pay when you don't act on the basis of the interests of the American people,”
    Immigration reform is simply another failed liberal idea as was Obama care, neither help the American people, end results the middle class suffers.
    I'm old with many opinions few solutions.

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    ...when you don't act on the basis of the interests of the American people
    And like obama knows what THAT is.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Newmexican View Post
    “The only way we can continue to place pressure to get that bill done is by making sure that the other side - or at least that small faction on the other side - understands there's a price to pay when you don't act on the basis of the interests of the American people,” Obama said. “
    Does that mean that 'Bama is ready to scrap Obamacare? Or that he'll agree to scrap "reform", because a significant majority of Americans oppose it?
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    You are the one that is going to pay the price for your treason against the American people Obama!

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