Congressional Hispanic Caucus leaders huddled with President Barack Obama on Tuesday to discuss immigration issues and the lame-duck Congress, but no clear strategy emerged.
Obama and Hispanic Democrats reiterated their support for the DREAM Act, which would provide a path for citizenship for immigrant youths illegally brought into the United States before they were 16, and both called for the House and Senate to vote on the measure before Congress adjourns for the year.
“We need a clear Democratic commitment in order to persuade Republicans, who are needed to get us over the finish line, to step forward,” said Rep. Luís Gutierrez, D-Ill.
The push for immigration legislation by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus comes as Latino Democrats select new leaders this week.
The Hispanic members asked the president's help in seeking a vote on the DREAM Act before Congress adjourns.
Both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said they would seek a vote on the measure in their respective chambers over Republican opposition.
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2 comments:
This is obviously a very divisive country. What would happen if the "Congressional White Caucus" got together and met on something??
Democrats are hell bent on dividing us by race...What if all white people stopped paying taxes?
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