The Hill, 01/09/2013 –
“White House press secretary Jay Carney…hinted that President Obama could outline his proposal for immigration reform in his State of the Union address.
“‘I would say, broadly speaking, that State of the Union addresses tend to include at least a sample of a president's agenda,’ Carney said at his daily press briefing. ‘And immigration reform, comprehensive immigration reform, is a very high priority of the president's.’
“The White House has been mostly silent on the issue…in the immediate aftermath of the president's election. But the White House has suggested in recent days that Obama will begin outlining his second-term policy agenda…in the coming weeks.
“At a press conference in November, Obama said he was ‘very confident that we can get immigration reform done,’ citing rising Latino populations and political participation.
“…During that press conference, Obama outlined broad objectives for his desired immigration package, although he did not provide specifics.
“…Obama said…‘I do think that there should be a pathway for legal status for those who are living in this country, are not engaged in criminal activity, are here simply to work.’”
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“White House press secretary Jay Carney…hinted that President Obama could outline his proposal for immigration reform in his State of the Union address.
“‘I would say, broadly speaking, that State of the Union addresses tend to include at least a sample of a president's agenda,’ Carney said at his daily press briefing. ‘And immigration reform, comprehensive immigration reform, is a very high priority of the president's.’
“The White House has been mostly silent on the issue…in the immediate aftermath of the president's election. But the White House has suggested in recent days that Obama will begin outlining his second-term policy agenda…in the coming weeks.
“At a press conference in November, Obama said he was ‘very confident that we can get immigration reform done,’ citing rising Latino populations and political participation.
“…During that press conference, Obama outlined broad objectives for his desired immigration package, although he did not provide specifics.
“…Obama said…‘I do think that there should be a pathway for legal status for those who are living in this country, are not engaged in criminal activity, are here simply to work.’”
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