Thread: President Obama, Hispanic Caucus Members Talk Dream Act

President Obama, Hispanic Caucus Members Talk Dream Act

By Mike Emanuel
Created 2010-11-16 18:49
President Obama met privately in the Oval Office Tuesday with leaders of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss immigration reform, and aides say his hope that Congress will approve the DREAM Act during the lame duck session.

The legislation would give children of illegal immigrants an opportunity to earn their citizenship by working toward a college degree or military service.

Critics say it is the first step on the path toward amnesty, although the issue does have some bipartisan support.

"They were brought into this country when they were very young," Republican strategist Javier Ortiz told Fox. "Obviously it is hard to make an argument that they should not be able to participate in the American Dream."

But Ortiz says Republicans could likely pursue a strategy of trying to combine the DREAM Act with legislation that seriously deals with the issue of border enforcement.

White House [1] aides say part of the President's meeting with Hispanic Caucus leaders involved reiterating support for fixing the "broken immigration system" and urging them to work on restoring bipartisan support for comprehensive immigration reform.

One lawmaker at the meeting says the President told them he is still committed to comprehensive reform, but asked that they give him the DREAM Act as a down payment.

Representative Luis Gutierrez says he told the President he is "all-in" for the DREAM Act. "I told the President we need him now and that we cannot waste another day and must push for a DREAM Act vote in the House and Senate during the lame-duck," Gutierrez said in a written statement.

But if creating jobs and strengthening the economy are what American voters are demanding following the election, some critics are asking if the limited lame duck session is the time to take on this issue.

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These morons can talk all they want

Last I heard it doesn't have the votes

Nor do any of the re elected pols want to touch this issue

in the House 2 years is a short time ,
33 more senators are up in 2 years , they need to be reminded

So far its all just pundit talk ,

When they post the agenda , then we can stratigize the battlefield

As soon as this comes up we need to call everyone who supports it and let them know we are coming after them in 2012 if they put their names on it. If it passes we need to start on repealing it right away when the new guys take over.

Does anyone know If there Is a Congressional Caucasian Caucus ? How In the world did we get all of these different "groups" Inside Congress ? I thought that they worked for all American Citizens.... apparently they spend most of their time looking out for their own race, to the detriment of the American people What a joke the Demorats have become ... TS