Thread: Amnesty Put Off Until Next Year?

This was on Lou Dobbs last night. Janet Marguia sure didn't look too happy.

Controversy tonight over the president's push to delay so-called comprehensive immigration reform, or what some call "amnesty until next year."

Some claim the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court allows the president to delay a key issue within part of the Hispanic community. But many are actually frustrated tonight, saying Judge Sotomayor's nomination is only an excuse to delay another campaign promise.

Lisa Sylvester reports.

LISA SYLVESTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Latino groups have praised President Obama's selection of a Hispanic, Sonia Sotomayor, for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But key Hispanic organizations say that doesn't give the White House a free pass to back down from a campaign promise of tackling comprehensive immigration reform in the president's first year.

JANET MURGUIA, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA: From the Latino community perspective of, you know, a promise is a promise. And he made a commitment to move forward with immigration reform. We're going to help him keep that promise.

SYLVESTER: The immigration bill would open a path to amnesty for millions of foreign workers, create a new guest worker program, and enforcement rules.

The White House postponed a key meeting with lawmakers on the issue that was supposed to be held today, pushing it back until next week because of the president's travel.

Advocates for comprehensive immigration reform want a vote on immigration this year because next year's mid-term elections make it even more of a political hot potato.

The National Hispanic Christian leadership conference warns if President Obama does not follow through, it could cost him and his party Hispanic votes.

REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: If we do not have CIR passed in 2009, the very possibility that Latino voters may look elsewhere in 2010 and 2012 grows every single day.

SYLVESTER: But "NumbersUSA," a group that favors tighter immigration restrictions, says things have changed drastically.

ROSEMARY JENKS, NUMBERSUSA: Promises were made during the campaign before the collapse of Wall Street. That changed everything. And it's only realistic to expect that the president is going to respond to the economy first.

SYLVESTER: Jenks said an immigration bill is a tough sell in this economy. The unemployment rate is now at 9.4 percent, the highest level since 1983.

SYLVESTER: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he hopes to bring comprehensive immigration reform up in the fall, but it is not the top of the list of priorities. The Senate first has to tackle the Sotomayor confirmation hearings, then take up healthcare, then energy reform, and, finally, if there's time, immigration -- Lou?

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/ ... dt.01.html

gOOd NEWS for US Citizens We need to keep building our numbers and educating everyone about the immigration issues we are facing in the United States.

We still should not sit on our hands.
Keep calling, faxing, mailing.
We should be the ones taking credit for postponing CIR this year.
We won't, if we don't call and get active.

The government knows that if they try to push Amnesty through right now, the American people will lose it. So they are planning for the future. They need to address the problems of how to enforce Amnesty piece meal and in it's entirety and what to do with dissenters. The American people can not sit tight and allow the Obama gov't to put us into bondage and destroy our precious America. We must impeach Obama. And impeach any candidate that even attempts to go against the collective will of the American people and impose Amnesty on us.

A copy of a letter ( email) I got from Senator Gillibrand. Yet another traitor to the American people.



Dear :

Thank you for contacting me about the need for immigration reform. I share your concern that Congress must address this issue. Some have used immigration reform in a divisive, unproductive way. We must change the nature of the conversation to ensure a common-sense solution that works for all Americans.

We are a nation of immigrants. In New York alone, there are millions of Americans who came from other countries and their traditions help to make New York the rich, vibrant state that it is. In traveling throughout the state, I consistently hear from farmers and businesses about the need for trained, reliable workers, not all of whom they can find domestically. I also hear from families torn apart by laws that don't make sense. At the same time, we hear that there are between eleven and fifteen million undocumented people living in America. Many Americans are concerned about this, particularly at this difficult economic time.

I believe in right-sizing immigration and fixing our broken system. I support comprehensive reform that would:


.reunite families of U.S. citizens and legal immigrants;

.treat all those in the U.S. with respect and due process, and that means no more raids;

.fix our outdated system that ignores the real needs of America and the immigrants who are contributing to our great nation;

.address the need for future immigrants, temporary workers, and students;

.ensure good working conditions and wages for all American workers.



Although I appreciate the goals behind the E-Verify pilot program, I understand that the pilot program is still not ready to become mandatory. This program has not received enough resources to ensure that innocent citizens would be protected from being inadvertently caught up by incorrect information in the system. I look forward to seeing more progress made to develop E-Verify into a workable program before we can fully assess its impact.



Thank you again for writing to me about this important issue. For additional information on immigration or other important issues being discussed in the United States Senate, please visit my website at http://gillibrand.senate.gov and sign up for my e-newsletter.


Sincerely yours,

Kirsten Gillibrand
United States Senator

REV. SAMUEL RODRIGUEZ, NATIONAL HISPANIC CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: If we do not have CIR passed in 2009, the very possibility that Latino voters may look elsewhere in 2010 and 2012 grows every single day.


Well that might not be so bad having them go away from the democrats, the liberals...

Don't forget to complain and comment on the state level elected officials, too. Keep climbing the mountain, we will get there.

The National Hispanic Christian leadership conference warns if President Obama does not follow through, it could cost him and his party Hispanic votes.

And if he does he risks the loss of American votes.

Democrats don't have jobs, too This is why Obama is NOT moving forward with CIR, he is afraid not cautious.

I wouldnt count on it... look for it to be slipped in the dark of the night

Well in the dark of night President Obama will lose his base.