"n his meeting with progressive leaders yesterday, President Obama promised to make immigration reform a priority for his second-term:
One source, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity because it was an off-the-record meeting, said Obama brought up immigration reform, unprompted, in his opening remarks — a stark difference from tense previous talks in which he's been prodded by reform advocates to address the topic.
"I've been in a number of meetings with him on this topic, it's been pretty rough, but this one, the passion, intensity, seriousness — I was pretty struck," the source said. "If there's one thing he was crystal clear he was going to get done in 2013 ... it was immigration reform. He was going to lean into it; he was sure Republicans were going to come to the table. It was sort of what he's said before, but with huge conviction."
Liberals and immigration advocates have reason to be wary of this — Obama made the same promise while running for president four years ago, and he proceeded to devote his time to the economy and health care. Both were important, yes, but that doesn't change the fact that immigration reform fell by the wayside, while at the same time, the president began to crack down on undocumented immigrants, deporting more people than any previous administration."*
Cenk Uygur analyzes why politicians and pundits who previously ignored immigration reform or even opposed it are now changing their tune, now that Latino votes have shown power in swaying the course of elections.
*Read more from Jamelle Bouie/ Washington Post:
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