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Latinos Express Disappointment In Obama & Congress
La Opinion, the country’s largest Spanish-language newspaper, took a sharply critical look at the failure of President Obama and the Congressional leadership to deliver on the promise of immigration reform. In an editorial this week, La Opinion said:
In an interview with La Opinion, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said she has hopes that reform would happen this year, without offering anymore details. This statement is as disappointing as were the words of President Obama in his State of the Union message to Congress. The time for empty words is over.
For many years, Republican intransigence was responsible for blocking comprehensive and fair immigration reform. Now the White House and Congress are in the hands of Democrats and the stalemate continues. House and Senate leadership are responsible for failing to place immigration reform on the agenda, and for failing to influence their ranks so that legislation is brought forward for consideration.
This echoes what I’ve been hearing from many immigrant leaders in this region. The administration’s failures are actually demobilizing the movement for change which it rode to victory in 2008.
Tags : immigration reform, obama, politics
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