Kathy63
01-05-2010, 10:36 AM
WASHINGTON - The punishing battle over healthcare is still unresolved, but the Obama administration is quietly laying plans to take up another issue that could generate even more controversy and political division--a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system.
Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-dc-immig29-final,0,5744314,full.story
They have to do it before the elections in November because most of these democrats know they will not keep their offices.
Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/sns-dc-immig29-final,0,5744314,full.story
They have to do it before the elections in November because most of these democrats know they will not keep their offices.