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Tucson Police Chief talks immigration reform at White House – Video


Tucson Police Chief talks immigration reform at White House
Tucson #39;s top cop is in the nation #39;s capitol this week. A spokesperson for the Tucson Police Department confirmed to Nine On Your Side, Chief Roberto Villaseor is in Washington D.C. this week....

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Widening the Lens: Immigration Reform and the Future of our Country – Video


Widening the Lens: Immigration Reform and the Future of our Country
Demetrios Papademetriou, president and co-founder, Migration Policy Institute Recorded on October 24, 2013, during an intensive training workshop on immigration, the economy and U.S. law hosted...

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Obama Pushes for Immigration Overhaul – Video


Obama Pushes for Immigration Overhaul
President Barack Obama met with business leaders Tuesday to highlight his support for pushing a package of comprehensive immigration reform through Congress before the mid-term election. (May 13)

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Immigration reform: Congress can still act before midterms, Obama says

President Obama says the window for passing immigration reform legislation is rapidly closing as midterm elections approach. Will he go it alone if the House doesn't pick up the ball?

President Obama said Tuesday he is still holding out hope that Congress will find time to pass some form of immigration reform before politicians become completely consumed with the upcoming midterm elections.

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"We've got this narrow window. The closer we get to the midterm elections, the harder it is to get things done around here," Mr. Obama said at a White House meeting of top law enforcement officials, Reuters reported. "We've got maybe a window ... of two, three months to get the ball rolling in the House of Representatives.

The president reiterated that he would be willing to accept a compromise as long as the bill that reaches his desk affords some path to citizenship.

The Senate passed immigration legislation 11 months ago with bipartisan support, but the House has yet to introduce a corresponding bill.

House Speaker John Boehner has chided fellow Republicans for not taking action on the issue.

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Obama: "Narrow window" for Congress to pass immigration reform

President Obama speaks to law enforcement leaders from across the country on immigration reforms at the White House in Washington May 13, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Despite the evidence that House Republicans have no intention of taking up immigration reform in the near future, President Obama predicted that there's still a "narrow window" to pass some kind of legislation before the midterm elections.

The president's remarks came during brief remarks to more than 40 law enforcement leaders ranging from the National Sheriffs Association to the Fraternal Order of Police. The president praised the work that the officials do, but also noted that they are diverted from pursuing "gang bangers and...violent criminals" by spending so much time enforcing immigration laws that are flawed.

"Our broken immigration system makes it harder for our law enforcement agencies to do their job," the president said. "Our system is not fair to workers, is not fair to businesses and is not fair to law enforcement agencies."

He blamed a "handful of House Republicans" for blocking the Senate's immigration bill, which passed in June 2013, from coming to the floor. Though Mr. Obama said he is not "hell bent" on signing that legislation in its original form, he argued that it still presents a good framework and concludes necessary components like creating a conditional pathway to citizenship for those living in the country illegally.

The president said that public opinion favors his view of reform, but that just two to three months remain in which a bill could feasibly be considered.

"The closer we get to midterm elections the harder it will be to get things done," he said.

Although House Republicans released a set of principles for an immigration overhaul at the beginning of the year including legal status, but not citizenship, for those in the country illegally, the leadership was quick to backtrack when it appeared there was insufficient support for any comprehensive proposal. House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, has repeatedly blamed Mr. Obama for the delay, saying members do not trust he will enforce any laws they pass.

Still, Boehner professes to hold out hope that immigration reform might happen.

"I need to work with my colleagues and bring them along. And while I feel strongly about the need to deal with immigration reform, I have got to bring these members along," he said in an event at the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Monday.

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