Obama reassures of fighting for US immigration reforms
by Christine M - December 23, 2010
United States, 23rd December: The US President Barack Obama has reassured of continuing efforts for reforms in the US immigration despite the Dream Act failed in the Senate.
He has appealed for continuous support of the Hispanic population of the US.
As per the White House, the CHC (Congressional Hispanic Caucus) members agreed with the US President that the issue of US immigration reform is a top priority for the coming legislature.
Hence, the President had a meeting with the US lawmakers this Tuesday in order to chalk out the next move after the Dream Act suffered a blow in the Senate.
The US Dream Act bill, if passed, would have resulted in the legalization of thousands of young undocumented immigrants living in the US without having a US visa or a US Green Card. It would have helped them in becoming legal US citizens. These immigrants had come to the US before attaining the age of 16 and had been living in the US for a minimum period of five years and are either enrolled in the US colleges or enlisted in the US army.
As per the statement released by the White House, the CHC members and Obama expressed a deep disappointment over the failing of the Dream Act in the Senate even though the bill had the support of most of the Americans as well as the Senators.
Obama had a detailed discussion with Nydia Velazquez from New York, Reps. Xavier Becerra from California, Luis Gutierrez from Illinois, Charlie Gonzalez from Texas and Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey about the strategies to be pursued in the coming times.
President Obama, while thanking the lawmakers for their efforts to get the Dream Act passed, reiterated that he would not give up his efforts for the Dream Act.
He also pledged to take steps for not just increasing the security at US borders but also for restoring the accountability as well as the responsibility towards a broken US immigration system.
Meanwhile, it seems that the task of the US President is going to become tougher in January next year when his control on the House of Representatives is lost and the majority of his Senate gets reduced.
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