Posted on 05/04/2009 10:54:58 AM PDT by La Lydia
On many questions, President Obama's approach is full speed ahead. On immigration reform, he prefers to take things one step at a time. There really is no alternative. Immigration is politically vexing because it splits both parties and scrambles the usual ideological alignments. There is no clear majority on this issue. Roughly a third of Americans strongly favor granting illegal immigrants a way to become citizens, while another third is strongly opposed. An ambivalent middle knows the status quo is unsustainable and wants a comprehensive solution, yet is also upset about the government's failure to stop illegal immigration.
The Obama administration has particular worries of its own. Obama won last year with overwhelming support from Latino voters...Latino political leaders are appropriately insistent that the president keep his promise to fix immigration...
But the president's lieutenants are well aware that Obama also won in swing states where there is less sympathy for a path to legalization (Indiana, North Carolina and Ohio) and do not want to throw immigration reform into an already combustible legislative mix. So Obama has been sending two signals simultaneously: Yes we can, but not quite yet.
On April 9, a front-page headline in the New York Times read: "Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority." The story spoke of the president's plans "to begin addressing the country's immigration system this year."
...Rahm Emanuel observed in an interview that many of his electorally vulnerable Democratic colleagues hailed from areas in which such a position would be unpopular.
Yet Emanuel and Obama know that most of those same Democrats still represent competitive seats and continue to worry about the costs of a vote for immigration reform. That's why the administration has settled on a strategy of slowly building consensus rather than moving fast....
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
How many lies can WaPo print in a day?
1/3 are indifferent? No, nearly 80% of LEGAL Americans oppose amnesty and want DEPORTATION.
The Post long has lost its credibility and soon, its financial viability...like the SF Chronicle, Boston Globe, NYT...
Left wing vomit mixed in a union bowl = LOSSES.
What nonsense. Run a straightforward poll and 70% - 80% of US citizens oppose granting amnesty to illegal aliens. There have been numerous polls over several years showing that 70%+ who want the law enforced and no amnesty.
More bullcrap from the compost.More than half want the laws enforced and the parasites deported.Thats in both political parties.
Ping!
How much longer does the Compost have before it croaks?
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