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Lindsey Graham Says Obama Not Doing Enough For Immigration Reform

Posted March 15, 2010 by Patrick Young, Esq.
Categories: Federal Immigration Policy

Sen. Lindsey Graham says that President Obama is doing less to pass comprehensive immigration reform that Bush did during the failed 2007 effort. On the ABC program This Week, Graham said that:

The idea that the president has‬‪ been unwavering on immigration doesn’t really pass the smell test. One line in the State of the Union that was unnoticeable is not‬‪ ‘unwavering.’ A hastily called meeting Thursday because of a rally next‬‪ weekend is not ‘unwavering,’ is CYA.”

[U]nwavering is sending two Cabinet‬‪ members over to the House and the Senate two hours a day for two months‬‪ with dozens of senators trying to write a bill.‬‪ That’s what President Bush did. President Obama has not been‬‪ unwavering on immigration reform. He has pretty much ignored it because‬‪ he has been consumed by health care.

President Obama: lead. You‬‪ write an…immigration reform bill. You do the heavy‬‪ lifting. You put together a comprehensive immigration reform package. ‬‪You bring it to the Senate and House and see how many Democrat and‬‪ Republican supporters you can get. ‬‪All you have done is talk about what we should do, now is the time‬‪ to lead.

Graham said Sen. Schumer is a “great partner” in working on the new bill. He said he expected an outline of the bill to be released soon.

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