Saturday, January 26, 2013
Obama expresses ?great sense of urgency? over immigration reform
President Obama “expressed a great sense of urgency” over comprehensive immigration reform, a senior House Democrat said after a closed-door meeting in the Oval Office. Rep. Xavier Becerra of California, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, said he was confident that Obama would aggressively pursue immigration legislation in the near future. ?Immigration reform is not a matter of ?if? but ?when,?? Becerra said. ?Now is the time and this is our moment. After today?s meeting, it?s clear that President Obama is determined to fix our long-broken immigration system.? Obama met today with the leadership of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, including chairman Rub�n Hinojosa, a Democrat from Mercedes. The Read More
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