POLITICO, 01/08/2013 –
“President Barack Obama promised immigration reform leaders that their cause would top his second-term agenda, making January their month.
“But immigration advocates are beginning to worry that their fight could slip behind a cause that wasn’t even an issue during the election: gun control.
“…Immigration advocates believed that their best shot at comprehensive reform was to push it early in Obama’s second term — when the election results were still fresh…and when the president could use…his Inauguration and the State of the Union Address to rally the public.
“If those speeches become about gun control, it’ll make it that much harder for advocates to pick up the momentum needed to get a big, controversial bill through Congress.
“…While both the Senate and House have small groups meeting on immigration issues, no official proposals have been released publicly . . .
“…Immigration activists have been urging Congress to take up a proposal that could pass before the August recess…Washington insiders worry Obama’s influence will dramatically decrease and the political will of lawmakers will fade if it gets too close to the mid-term election and politically untenable for many members to vote in favor of a measure that would include a path to citizenship.”
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“President Barack Obama promised immigration reform leaders that their cause would top his second-term agenda, making January their month.
“But immigration advocates are beginning to worry that their fight could slip behind a cause that wasn’t even an issue during the election: gun control.
“…Immigration advocates believed that their best shot at comprehensive reform was to push it early in Obama’s second term — when the election results were still fresh…and when the president could use…his Inauguration and the State of the Union Address to rally the public.
“If those speeches become about gun control, it’ll make it that much harder for advocates to pick up the momentum needed to get a big, controversial bill through Congress.
“…While both the Senate and House have small groups meeting on immigration issues, no official proposals have been released publicly . . .
“…Immigration activists have been urging Congress to take up a proposal that could pass before the August recess…Washington insiders worry Obama’s influence will dramatically decrease and the political will of lawmakers will fade if it gets too close to the mid-term election and politically untenable for many members to vote in favor of a measure that would include a path to citizenship.”
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