Thread: Obama To Discuss Need For Immigration Reform Wednesday

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--President Barack Obama will briefly discuss immigration reform Wednesday evening at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the White House, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Wednesday.

Concerns over immigration have been ignited by an Arizona law passed in April that requires law-enforcement officials to question those they reasonably believe are in the U.S. illegally.

The administration has said the Arizona measure bolsters the need to rewrite immigration laws to avoid having 50 states with 50 different laws. It's unclear whether the issue will get addressed this year, with tough mid-term elections approaching in the fall.

Gibbs said Obama has "said immigration is a very hard issue that Congress might not finish this year." Gibbs said later Wednesday that Obama will "discuss the need to continue to make progress on [immigration], even in a busy legislative time."

He added, "This is not going to pass with only one party's votes."

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He added, "This is not going to pass with only one party's votes."

and if a Republican touches it ... they might want to relocate. I would suggest working on your resume a LOOOONG TIME in advance

The administration has said the Arizona measure bolsters the need to rewrite immigration laws to avoid having 50 states with 50 different laws.

There is only one law - federal law - that already exists. What AMERICANS want is enforcement of our existing laws. If Obama and the feds would just do their job, there would be no need for any state to enact an immigrant law.