Thread: Napolitano: Obama wants immigration overhaul

HOW LONG BEFORE WE SEE ANOTHER EXECUTIVE ORDER? HLC

DENVER - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano blamed a "bitterly divided Congress" for failing to create an immigration bill but assured Hispanic political leaders on Thursday that the president remains committed to overhauling the nation's immigration laws.

"Make no mistake about it. President Obama and the administration are committed to comprehensive immigration reform," Napolitano said to cheers and applause of participants at the annual conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a nonpartisan group that represents more than 6,000 political leaders. "But I think we can all recognize, and you as elected officials can recognize particularly, that some reform takes time."


Napolitano highlighted President Barack Obama's effort to make it easier for legal immigrants to become citizens and said Obama has taken a tough approach to securing the U.S.-Mexican border.

She did not mention Arizona's tough new immigration law, which takes effect July 29 if it survives legal challenges. It requires police to question people about their immigration status while enforcing other laws if there's reason to suspect someone is in the country illegally.

Napolitano also provided no details of what an immigration bill would look like, but said that it would be a "big goal" requiring bipartisanship.

"We need partners on this one because the administration's own commitment and even the commitment and the desires of so many groups around the country (who say), Do something, do something, do something.' That alone doesn't provide us with the bipartisan legislative agreement that we need to reach," she said.

Napolitano stressed that the administration was committed to tough enforcement on the U.S.-Mexico border while working to formulate a bill. This week, Obama asked Congress for $600 million in emergency funds for 1,000 more Border Patrol agents.

Napolitano said lawmakers who say the border needs to be secured before a new immigration bill is introduced "keep moving the goalpost."

"And the word secure really becomes, effectively, seal' the border," she said.

Nicolas Dominguez, 54, a trustee at El Paso Community College, said he was satisfied with Napolitano's speech, but added, "I think these speeches need to be followed up by actual actions." He also said he wanted more details about what an immigration bill would look like.

Rosa Varela, a school board member from San Luis, Ariz., said she wanted Napolitano to address the state's new immigration law.

"I'm from Arizona and I would like to see what they are doing. This law is affecting our people," she said.

Sylvia Garcia, the president of NALEO, said the group is trying to get people to understand that an immigration bill may take a while. More than 700 Hispanic political leaders are in Denver for the group's conference, which ends Saturday.

"We're just telling people to be patient," Garcia said. "We have to have faith and patience."

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National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, a nonpartisan group that represents more than 6,000 political leaders

Are there even words for a statement like this one?

The way i read this, Ultraleft needs 20 million new voters in order to stay in power this coming November.

I don't particularly care what Obama wants, and he doesn't particularly care what WE want.

"This law is affecting our people,"


I just want to address this ,
I get sick and tired of hearing "our people"

In this country we are all one people ,or we are suppose to be

The most racist , the most self centered and seclusive seem to be these hispanics . Am I wrong?

Who gives a rats about her "people"
I only care about legal citizens of the United States , the rest of these
racist idiots can go pound sand in whatever country they come from.

Napolitano said lawmakers who say the border needs to be secured before a new immigration bill is introduced "keep moving the goalpost."

"And the word secure really becomes, effectively, seal' the border," she said.

Yes seal the border

The First thing Democrates and Republicans need to do is secure our Southern borders. President Barack Obama will not allow this to happen. He would rather allow terrorists from Afganistan,Pakistan,Iran,Yemen,Sudan,Somalia, and North Korea to continue to enter our borders. Last year hundreds of these O.T.M. were caught at the border. Only 17% of illegal are presently captured at the border. Over a year ago Congress requested from Homeland Security Janet Napoliatino and Attorney General Holder the price of completly securng our southern and northern borders. They have completly failed Congress and Senators request. Last month Obama stated he was sending 1200 National guard, as of 24 June none have been sent. Last week President Obama stated," he would not secure are borders until immigration reform has passed". If a Terrorist is found out that he/or she arrived from our unsecured borders and a Terrorist act is sucessful, this could be the end of the Obama administration

Rosa Varela, a school board member from San Luis, Ariz., said she wanted Napolitano to address the state's new immigration law.

"I'm from Arizona and I would like to see what they are doing. This law is affecting our people," she said.

Since they admit "their people" are foreigners, (criminals to boot), why isn't NALEO registered as a foreign agent?

and the people in hell want ice water but i dont see them getting it any time soon.

do you?

Originally Posted by Justthefacts

"This law is affecting our people,"


I just want to address this ,
I get sick and tired of hearing "our people"

In this country we are all one people ,or we are suppose to be

The most racist , the most self centered and seclusive seem to be these hispanics . Am I wrong?

Who gives a rats about her "people"
I only care about legal citizens of the United States , the rest of these
racist idiots can go pound sand in whatever country they come from.

Yeah...I was going to make the same comment but you beat me to it. So ditto! You're absolutely right JTF! These people are flaming racists!