Thread: Immigration is losing urgency as top issue

Immigration is losing urgency as top issue
Economy now principal issue

By Tom Kisken (Contact)
Monday, February 2, 2009


The punches keep coming from both sides, but the slugfest over immigration may be losing some of its urgency.

As activists try to ratchet up pressure on President Barack Obama to halt deportations and work on comprehensive immigration reform, political experts predict he won’t take dramatic action anytime soon because of the economy, the war and need for healthcare reform. A poll by the Pew Hispanic Center suggests that even Latinos are pushing immigration down their list of priorities.

The December survey of 1,007 Latinos nationwide said only one in three people identified immigration as an extremely important issue. On a list of the nation’s most pressing issues that was led by the economy and followed by education, healthcare, national security and the environment, immigration ranked sixth.

“Immigration is very important, but it’s not as important as stabilizing the economy and the leadership of the country,â€

We are looking forward to Making President Obama the NEXT Lame Duck President


There will be NO Amnesty ..... NONE... they can wish all they want and they can dream, but that is the extent of it

She said they’re buffered from the daily injustices of immigration enforcement: deported parents separated from their children and young adults who can’t go to college because they’re not eligible for financial aid.

So laws on the books mean nothing, huh! Illegals seem to be much more special than those that belong in this country. Children can go back home with parents (they really have no choice, just like they had no choice being smuggled into this country) and young illegal adults should try working for the privilege of taking a spot away from some kid legally in this country, instead of demanding special treatment because mom or dad spent thousands that could have fed the family by getting them across the border for our freebies.

1st off... you really need to go read the comments on this story

2nd ....

Immigration is losing urgency as top issue

wrong answer moron. This goes hand in hand with the economy when Americans are competing for the same jobs that these ILLEGAL ... let me spell that for you I L L E G A L Immigrants are competing for

3rd... These politicians are suppossed to be UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTION and the laws of the land.. If they are not, or even if they cant do it... It's time to either resign from office or be recalled

I dont care what your views are, I dont care if you are a Liberal or a Conservative

We dont need you to interpret the law... we have had far smarter people than you write the laws ... let me say that again ... just in case you are slow ... FAR smarter than you

so you crazy politicians that have Dillusions of Granduer .. Shut up, Sit Down and put your Ethically corrupt backside DOING the Peoples WORK

you remember... the people that put you into office

He may push the voluntary E-Verify online systems designed to help employers check on a worker’s immigration status.

Obama has said the employers need to be addressed so this action would back that up. We shall see if he's serious about going after the employers because that is the key.

And with more and more Americans out of work, illegals holding jobs does affect the economy. Duh!

And working class Americans spend their money in America and generate jobs in America and they don't send remitances off to Mexico to benefit its economy.

Dixie

Unfortunately Jean, Obama delayed e-verify for another three months after his round table meeting with CEO's which means employers will have no incentive or requirement to verify social security numbers or citizenship status of those who apply for employment including stimulus jobs. These jobs would use federal contractors because they would be federally funded but again with no e-verify there will be no guarantee jobs would go only to US citizens. Napolitano also delayed a new law to strengthen I-9 verification further weakening e-verify and other enforcement measures. A CNBC reporter asked Biden if he will support e-verify to ensure jobs go only to Americans. Biden ignored him by not answering the question. This showed the real reason for this bs stimulus which will be a taxpayer subsidized illegal alien jobs and benefits giveaway perpetuating the cheap labor and open borders agenda.