Thread: (Amnesty) Immigrant Advocates Turn Up Heat

Texans, please call Cornyn!

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Immigrant Advocates Turn Up Heat
March 10, 2010
By Jennifer Bendery and Jessica Brady
Roll Call Staff

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With the onus now on Congress to finish health care reform, President Barack Obama is turning his attention to a key constituency whose complaints about being ignored have reached a fever pitch: immigration reform advocates.
Between the yearlong slog on health care and a spike in Democratic anxiety after the GOP upset in the election to replace the late Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), proponents of immigration reform say Obama has failed to deliver on a campaign promise to advance their issue. The final straw for many was the scant reference to reform in his State of the Union address.

“That’s when the grass-roots groups went from frustrated to angry,â€

Grass-roots immigration groups complained Monday at a press conference that Obama was failing to lead on the issue, noting that deportations have increased by more than 60 percent since he took office. On March 21, groups including the AFL-CIO and the Center for American Progress are sponsoring a march in Washington, D.C., demanding action on immigration reform.

Are you kidding me? Deportation has all but stopped under Obama, unless they are counting the felons who served their time and went from prison straight back across the border.

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“That’s when the grass-roots groups went from frustrated to angry,â€

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“That’s when the grass-roots groups went from frustrated to angry,â€

[quote]Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), ranking member of the immigration subcommittee, signaled interest in passing legislation but said Obama will have to get involved for it to move this year.

“There isn’t a bill,â€