President Obama will try to ram an all-encompassing immigration bill through Congress this year that creates a path to citizenship for nearly all the illegal immigrants in the country, The New York Times reports.
The president and Democrats want immigrants who gain legal status to be able eventually to become American citizens.
The perceptive Keith Koffler at White House Dossier expects this will be the major initiative of Obama’s second term. "I expect him to follow his health care legislation template of brokering little disagreement and seeking little compromise. "It will be a bitter battle that will feature heavy doses of demonization of Republicans. And given the inept leadership the GOP has in Congress, I expect Republicans will find themselves perceived as a bunch of bigoted elitists by the time this over..."
The president and Democrats want immigrants who gain legal status to be able eventually to become American citizens.
The perceptive Keith Koffler at White House Dossier expects this will be the major initiative of Obama’s second term. "I expect him to follow his health care legislation template of brokering little disagreement and seeking little compromise. "It will be a bitter battle that will feature heavy doses of demonization of Republicans. And given the inept leadership the GOP has in Congress, I expect Republicans will find themselves perceived as a bunch of bigoted elitists by the time this over..."
