Posted on Monday, March 08, 2010 at 12:34 PM

Rahm Emanuel blocking progress on immigration reform says Hispanic lobby


Rahm Emanuel has emerged as the major problem within the White House on reform of immigration.

A New York Times magazine article due out this Sunday reports that Hispanic leader in Congress believe that he does not take the the issue seriously and is the person blocking progress.

The New York Times writer Peter Baker reports that "The Congressional Hispanic Caucus say he does not pay attention to their issues. Hispanic lawmakers blame him for a provision inserted into the Senate health care legislation that would bar illegal immigrants from buying policies on new insurance exchanges even with their own money, and they complain that he is not putting any energy behind liberalizing immigration laws.

“There are strong feelings about Rahm Emanuel among members of the Hispanic caucus,â€