Obama Immigration Reform to Happen by End of Summer
In a press conference from the Rose Garden on June 30 President Obama said he would act on his own to set a new immigration policy by the end of summer.
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Latinos account for about 20 percent of Colorados population and about 14 percent of its voters. The group presents a major player in the states most contentious elections.
But while Republicans and Democrats alike are working hard to attract these voters, neither party is pushing the issue that is highly important to many of them: immigration reform.
Do you hear anyone talking about immigration reform anymore? asked Floyd Ciruli, Denver pollster and political analyst. They are targeting things talking directly to Hispanic voters but there is too much downside on both sides to bring it into the general conversation.
For Republicans, reaching out to Latino voters has become more prominent in Colorado than before. Unlike election years past, theres not a lot of railing for or against immigration reform, much less talk of stronger deportation policies.
I wouldnt say immigration is taking a back seat, but you cant paint the picture that its the only issue for the Hispanic community, said Ali Prado, the Hispanic press secretary for the Republican National Party. Its an important issue, but the number one issue is the economy, and then education.
But Latino voters and advocates question that stance.
I think there is maybe a disconnect because, yes, the economy and education are big issues, but immigration is something we talk to voters about every single day, said Carla Castedo, Colorado director of Mi Familia Vota, a national, non-partisan get-out-the-vote organization. Most Latino voters are impacted personally by immigration, whether they personally are immigrants or its a family member or a friend.
In fact, 53 percent of Colorados eligible Latino voters are personally acquainted with an undocumented immigrant, according to a poll released Oct. 15 by Latino Decisions. But even though immigration significantly impacts Colorado voters, the outreach approach for Democrats is much the same as Republicans and it doesnt seem to be working very well.
The same Latino Decisions poll showed that 47 percent of Colorado Hispanic voters believe that Democrats are either taking their vote for granted or dont care about Hispanic voters. The poll also showed that 60 percent of Hispanic voters believed Republicans dont care about their vote and 17 percent said that Republicans are being out right hostile to Colorados Latinos.
We wont be ignored by one side and be taken for granted by the other side, Castedo said. The fact that immigration reform wasnt passed really meant a lot, and right now people dont know where to direct their anger.
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Candidates woo Latino voters, ignore immigration reform
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In this June 30, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, pauses while making a statement about immigration reform in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington,D.C.
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Hispanic voters are increasingly frustrated with the federal impasse over immigration reform and are souring on Democrats, according to a new poll that also offers insights into the 2016 presidential race.
More than half of the 600 Hispanic registered voters polled by Latino Decisions said immigration is the most important issue in 2014, outpacing jobs and the economy, health care and education.
A majority of respondents said they disapprove of the way Republicans, Democrats and President Barack Obama are handling immigration, with 67 percent giving Republicans a thumbs down on the issue, and 53 percent and 51 percent disapproving of the Democrats and presidents efforts respectively.
Overall, Hispanic voters are more likely in 2014 than they were in 2012 to say they are voting to support the Hispanic community rather than one of the political parties, and Hispanic support of Democrats in general has waned.
Were seeing record high levels of frustration with both parties from Latinos, and we know a lot of that has to do with the lack of progress on immigration, Latino Decision co-founder Matt Barreto said on a press call discussing the results. For Latinos, this issue is even more important than it is to the general electoratea clear majority of Latinos know an undocumented immigrant. For them, immigration is deeply personal and symbolic. Both parties stand to lose serious support if they continue to take the Latino vote for granted. Theres clear signals of that happening in 2014 and even stronger signals for that in 2016.
More than half of those surveyed said they agreed with the statement: The Democratic Party expects Latinos to vote for them, but is unwilling to take political risks or take a stand on behalf of immigrants.
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Angst over President Obama's post-election plans on immigration is growing amid revelations that the Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a procurement request for as many as 34 million work permits and green cards.
The solicitation, discovered by Breitbart News, says bidders must be able to produce at least 4 million cards annually over a five year contract and surge to provide as many as 9 million documents in the early years of the contract.
This revelation provides startling confirmation of the crisis facing our Republic, said Senate Budget Committee ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) The president is preparing to issue work authorization and legal status to millions of individuals illegally present in the country, in violation of plain statute.
The Alabama lawmaker added that the executive action looked poised to nullify the immigration laws of the United States and its sovereign people.
Similar speculation has lit up the conservative blogosphere, with many seeing it as an early sign of the administrations plans after the midterm elections.
Bob Dane, a spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, told Watchdog.org the president appears to be getting his ducks in a row before offering amnesty to illegal immigrants.
Its another petulant display of contempt of Congress, he said.
President Obama postponed action on immigration until after the election, saying he was worried that acting in the summer could politicize the issue. The move was also seen as a gift to vulnerable Senate Democrats who were worried executive action could motivate Republican voters to turn out at the polls.
But the White Houseon Wednesdayinsisted suggestions the procurement order was a precursor to the presidents executive action were crazy and too clever.
The fact of the matter is, there are still decisions to be made about what that policy will entail, and when were ready to announce that policy, we will announce it, press secretary Josh Earnest said. What I would caution you against doing is making assumptions about what will be in those announcements based on the procurement practices of the Department of Homeland Security.
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