Posted on Thu, Mar. 25, 2010
By WILLIAM DOUGLAS
McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON - With the overhaul of the nation's health care system almost off his to-do list, President Barack Obama has renewed his promise to revamp immigration laws this year.
"I pledge to do everything in my power to forge a bipartisan consensus this year on this important issue," Obama said in a video message to tens of thousands of activists who were calling for revising immigration laws as they gathered last Sunday on Washington's National Mall.
Chances are slim to none that the president will fulfill that pledge this year, however, as administration officials and lawmakers in Congress have put several other priorities - from tightening financial regulations to creating jobs - ahead of overhauling immigration laws.
Posted By: Ayanna Spikes
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/03/25/v-print/1547147/despite-obamas-vow-immigration.html#ixzz0jn8ME5Bl
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