Thread: Obama Wants Immigration Reform a Fact Before Presidency Ends

Obama wants immigration reform a fact before presidency ends:

Published April 21, 2011/ EFE

Washington – President Barack Obama said that immigration reform is one of the pending tasks he wants to complete before his presidency ends because the United States needs an "orderly process" for immigration.

"We have not gotten (immigration reform) done. It's something I care deeply about. It's the right thing for the country. I want to get that done while I'm president," Obama told a town-hall meeting at Facebook Headquarters in Palo Alto, California.

"So what we've said is let's fix the whole system. First of all, let's make the legal immigration system more fair than it is and more efficient than it is," the president said.

"And there's no reason why we shouldn't be able to achieve a system that is fair, is equitable, is an economic engine for America," he said, asking for greater political pressure to achieve reform because, he said, "I can't solve this problem by myself."

The president said the United States needs immigrants who are educated, who develop needed skills for the workplace, who open businesses and help create jobs.

"Let's make sure that if they want to reinvest and make their future here in America that they can," he said.

He also repeated his support for the DREAM Act that would legaize undocumented students who "think of themselves as Americans, but many of them still don't have a legal status."

This was the second of three town halls Obama scheduled for this week in different areas of the country to persuade public opinion about his plan to reduce the deficit. The first was in northern Virginia, and on Thursday he will offer another in Reno, Nevada.

In 2008, Obama promised the Hispanic electorate an immigration reform that would allow undocumented immigrants to legalize their status while improving border security, among other measures. He won the election with 67 percent of the Hispanic vote.

But the fact that the promise has not been kept has elicited sharp criticism from leaders of the immigrant community - who slam the increase in raids and deportations - and from Democrats in Congress.

On Tuesday, Obama met privately with dozens of civic, business, religious and union leaders, along with mayors and police chiefs, to analyze strategies for securing reform this year.

Among those present at the town-hall meeting were the Facebook CEO and president, Mark Zuckerberg, who acted as moderator, and the social network's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg.

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Somebody needs to remind Junior that the system doesn't need to be fixed because it isn't broken. Just because it's being violated on a massive scale doesn't mean it's broken. The problem of course is our politicians are too afraid to enforce the laws they're sworn to uphold.

President Obama needs to push for increase laws against illegal aliens to keep this Country and citizens safe, instead of leading the U.S. with watered down laws. It is his job to have existing immigration laws enforced, not to over look them, and turn a blind eye to the problems that have almost destroyed this Country in every way possible.

it will never happen. the GOP controls the house and they will never pass legislation that allows illegals to stay in this country

Originally Posted by jamesw62

it will never happen. the GOP controls the house and they will never pass legislation that allows illegals to stay in this country

That is very true James, the GOP have made that very clear this week in a news report.

Obama this Is One time
you are Not going to win hurry up Trump .
Obama is very worry now . to bad we want aPresident that
care about the USA & you don't all you worry about are your Illegal immigrant friends ?
& all the other country & the hell with Us well It will not working this time .Obama I saw \you on TV you look worry . good Mr Trump
has your Number . you have Our country On ehell of a mess
No amnesty