Saying they've been "betrayed" by and lost patience with Mr. Obama, the advocates suggested that the president could regain their support by leading a fight on Capitol Hill for a bill to legalize illegal immigrants. Mr. Obama took the first step toward legalization during a meeting Monday at the White House with two lawmakers working on a bill.
But a bill could take months to pass. In the meantime, the immigrant rights groups say, Mr. Obama must end deportations altogether.
"We demand an immediate stop to all deportations, because each one of these deportations, each one of these numbers, equals a life destroyed and a family devastated," Angelica Sala, executive director of the Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, said at a news conference in Washington.
Last year, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said enforcement was sufficient and that the focus should turn back to legalization.
legalize illegals? are you kidding me? they already get all of the benefits and more that an American born citizen gets. we can't take care of our own, so adding others isn't going to help. This really frustrates me.
ReplyDeleteNo, 9:06, illegals don't get all the benefits American-born citizens get. They aren't eligible for TANF, food stamps, housing vouchers, or anything aside from emergency Medicaid care and education for their children. Those are the only government benefits they get. If you are worried about spending on these welfare programs, get concerned about all the Americans who are abusing these programs. They are the real problem.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I want to see them ALL deported, they might as well legalize them, they get the same and more than legal citizens do anyway!
ReplyDeleteAnother MUTE problem in our country.
They're not going to do ANYTHING about the illegal immigrants, NOTHING!
Those in Washington DO NOT CARE!
Why does anyone want to legalize these people at a time when unemployment is over 9%. Shut down the job market for them and let americans fill these jobs. Without work, they'll scramble to get back across the border.
ReplyDeleteThe reason is, the politicians have new voters. Look at Miami, most of the politicians are now minorities.
ReplyDeleteIf they get enough legalized they will out number politics in each state until they turn the country into a little havavnah, or mexico.
Maybe if all these people worked hard in their own country they could change their country instead of coming to ours and changing it here.
BUT our greedy pieces of shit politicians will sell their sould for a vote.
LETS START OVER!
The biggest illegal immigrant in the country is Obama...
ReplyDeleteHey Butt Head Obama, show me your birth certificate.
for me to obtain anything I have to show mine to a dozen people, what makes yours so damn important you cant show it once and for all.
You piece of crap.
10:34, even the tea partiers don't want to associate with the loser birther crowd. Do us all a favor and hop on a boat with all the loonies from the right and the left side of the aisle and just sail into the sunset.
ReplyDeleteWith spiraling Birth Rates, Hispanics will not be Labeled as MINORITIES! They too will assume the Ordinary American struggles and Tax Burdens for their families...Life goes on..
ReplyDeleteStart rounding them up and shooting them as foreign spies.
ReplyDeleteSoon they will leave on there own.
I don't do business with people who hire illegals .
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