THE TELEGRAPH: President Barack Obama wants to begin working this year on legislation overhauling the US immigration system following the controversial law passed in Arizona.
Mr Obama's comments at a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the White House reaffirmed his long-held support for immigration reform. He went a step further than he has in the past by calling for the work to begin this year.
Latino groups have been urging Mr Obama to deliver on his campaign promise of making immigration reform a top priority, with some activists and lawmakers in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus complaining he was not doing enough.
Mr Obama acknowledged immigration reform would be difficult to achieve and would require bipartisan support, which is lacking in the Senate right now. And he made no commitment to finishing the process this year. >>> | Rgursday, May 06, 2010
