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President Obama said it's not him or Democrats who are holding up comprehensive immigration reform, it's Republicans. The president emphasized at remarks to the National Council of La Raza in Washington, D.C. Monday.
"[F]eel free to keep the heat on me and keep the heat on Democrats. But here's the only thing you should know. The Democrats and your President are with you. Don't get confused about that. Remember who it is that we need to move in order to actually change the laws," he said.
Obama told the group there is "unfinished business" and that "I promised you I would work tirelessly to fix our broken immigration system and make the DREAM Act a reality." The DREAM Act, which would give citizenship to children of immigrants who are in college or serving in the military, failed in the Senate last year and has not had success moving forward yet in 2011.
"Believe me...the idea of doing things on my own is very tempting," he said, adding because that's not how things work with the constitution.
"Yes you can, Yes you can!," the crowd chanted in response.
"So let's be honest. I need a dance partner here -- and the floor is empty," he added.
The president noted, what he sees as problems in the system - that America allows "best and the brightest" to study, but then asks them to leave, that it "tolerates" immigrants and business that break rules, and punishes those that follow.
"I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books, but that doesn't mean I don't know very well the real pain and heartbreak that deportations cause. I share your concerns and I understand them. And I promise you, we are responding to your concerns and working every day to make sure we are enforcing flawed laws in the most humane and best possible way," Obama said.
After the speech, the Director of the National Day Laborer Organizing Networked fired off a statement calling the president "deporter-in-chief" and saying they feel he's starting to go "rogue."
"Despite soaring rhetoric, the president's unbridled enforcement of unjust and outdated immigration laws has contributed to an unprecedented civil rights crisis for our community. And his administration has deported over one million people, surpassing the total number of people removed during Operation Wetback. The President can now claim the title, deporter-in-chief," said Director Pablo Alvarado.
Obama vowed to keep up the fight for legislation, but didn't give a timetable for the next action. Earlier this year in El Paso, Texas he presented his vision for immigration reform.
Kimberly Schwandt 26 Jul, 2011
Embattled Oregon Democratic Rep. David Wu says his family is his focus as he deals with the fallout of the latest Congressional sex scandal.
"Aside from everything else, I'm trying to take care of the best interests of my family," Wu said as he left the Capitol building heading to a waiting car.
Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., was with Wu and was also one of four House members seen talking with Wu during a vote sequence near the rear of the chamber Monday.
At first, Honda denied talking to Wu, saying "No, I didn't" when asked if he talked with Wu. They actually talked for at least ten minutes.
Then when a reporter indicated they also saw Honda conferring with Wu, the California Democrat said "There's nothing I want to share right now. Very personal things though. I want to respect that."
Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., who was also observed talking with Wu said he just wanted to express his concern for Wu's two young children and "make sure they're alright."
Walz says he knows Wu from a Congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan last year. Wu was also seen talking to Reps. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and Rush Holt, D-Ill.
House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson, D-Conn., has spoken with Wu twice in the past three days.
Larson, without saying he was speaking about former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), whom the Democratic leadership eventually asked to resign after a recent sex scandal, said he told Wu to look to past situations.
"I said recent events should guide him as to how things can unravel around here," Larson said.
Chad Pergram 26 Jul, 2011
"I hope we gave a little lesson to the people in Washington because the debt crisis is lot easier to fix than this deal was," said Kraft said after announcing NFL owners and players had agreed to end their labor standoff.
Demaurice Smith, Executive Director of the National Football League Players Association, tried to subdue Kraft's political tackle. "Robert probably got us in trouble with the White House, I'm sure," Smith said.
After months of negotiations, the National Football League Players Association and NFL team owners agreed on a ten year collective bargaining agreement.
Meanwhile the wrangling over the debt crisis continues in Washington as NFL players get ready to head to training camp.
Kraft apologized to the fans of the game for " talking about the business of game and not the team."
Steve Brown 26 Jul, 2011
Tim Pawlenty claims there's one key political distinction between himself and Michelle Bachmann.
"There's a big difference between talking and getting stuff done," Pawlenty said. "I get stuff done."
It's the latest chapter in the rivalry of the two Minnesota candidates for the Republican presidential nomination which boiled over Sunday.
With Pawlenty having spent almost two weeks saying Bachmann has no congressional accomplishments to speak of, Bachmann had enough.
In a Sunday statement Bachmann fired back.
"I have fought against irresponsible spending while Governor Pawlenty was leaving a multi-billion dollar budget mess in Minnesota," Bachmann's statement read.
This back-and-forth comes with Pawlenty still trailing Bachmann in most polls.
For Bachmann, the verbal sparring seems to come with at least some risk. It will likely draw even more attention to the Iowa Straw Poll in less than three weeks. And Pawlenty seems to have the advantage of a larger, deeper Iowa operation.
The Ames Straw Poll ballot was finalized over the weekend with nine names appearing on it. But two big names were missing: Sarah Palin, a Fox News contributor, and Texas Governor Rick Perry aren't listed, largely because neither has announced nor campaigned in Iowa. But they may get straw poll votes anyway.
"Any Iowan who wants to support someone who has not declared for President will have that for first time with a write-in," Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn told Fox News.
Rival campaigns concede Ron Paul is a real threat to win the Straw Poll and the Texas congressman likes his chances. "I wish I could say that I'm the front-runner and nobody is ahead of me and it's a shoe-in, but the truth is we can do it and can do very, very well and hopefully come in, first," Paul said.
Steve Brown 26 Jul, 2011
As Democrats and Republicans battle it out in Washington on how to raise the debt ceiling and reduce debt, leaders in one state capital are hunkering down and preparing for default.
Wisconsin's administration secretary wrote a memo to Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., pointing out which federal funds Wisconsin receives and where to expect cuts if the federal debt limit isn't raised.
"Federal revenues make up approximately 29 percent ($9.3 billion) of the Wisconsin state budget on an annual basis," Sec. Mike Huebsch wrote. "Top programs include Medicaid, UW federal research grants and student financial aid, transportation, TANF block grant funds, child care and child welfare services funding, low-income energy assistance, workforce training, and community development block grants."
Wisconsin was recently locked in its own contentious budget battle in which Walker and Republicans in the state legislature curbed union rights to balance the budget. But a federal default could pull funds Wisconsin and other states use to even out their bottom lines.
"Federal revenues are considered a part of the state's general fund for accounting purposes and Wisconsin has sufficient cash in the short-term (at least three months) to continue to fund federal obligations if desired..."
But the report shows a lowered bond rating that results from default could cause greater problems for Wisconsin.
"State revenue collections could be dramatically affected if federal default results in further economic deterioration and return to a recessionary situation," Huebsch's report reads.
The report shows that Wisconsin agencies receiving federal funding are already watching for information from the federal government about which programs could lose funding first if the nation defaults.
Steve Brown 26 Jul, 2011
Congratulations go out to Lauryn Hill. The singer welcomed her sixth child into the world on Saturday, a healthy baby boy that was born with his umbilical cord wrapped around his neck.
But all is well now, a source tells BlackCelebKids dot com: "Mother and baby are fine... Everyone is happy."
Hill already has five children with Rohan Marley, joking at a concert in April that she's "the most fertile woman in America." (Sorry, Octomom) The new arrival joins siblings Zion David-Nesta, Selah, Joshua, John and Sarah.
matt@iscribelimited.com (Hilton Hater) 26 Jul, 2011
