Message to U.S. Hispanics: Tackle immigration in 1st year of 2nd termTexas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This is something I care deeply about President Barack Obama told Univision Saturday while in Cartagena Colombia Its personal to me he said in the television interview pledging he would work on immigration this year while cautioning he cant get support from Republicans in Congress. Obama also tried to paint his Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney as an extremist on immigration.
So what we need is a change either of Congress or we need Republicans to change their mind and I think this has to be an important debate during -- throughout the country Obama said.
In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics President Obama said he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a 2nd term. But he cautioned that he would need an amenable Congress to succeed.
The President said presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney supports laws that would allow for people to be stopped potentially and asked for citizenship papers based on an assumption that they may be illegal.
Romney aides have said that the former Massachusetts governor supports laws that would require employers to verify the legal status of workers they employ.
President Obama only talks about immigration reform when hes seeking votes said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul.
Then-candidate Obama promised to tackle immigration reform in his first year. More than three years into his term America is still waiting for his immigration plan.
Hispanics are an increasingly important voting bloc in presidential elections. Obama won a sizable majority of the Hispanic vote in the 2008 election and his campaign is hoping for similar results this November.
Obama spoke to Univision a network widely watched by Latinos in the United States while in Colombia for the Summit of the Americas.
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This is something I care deeply about President Barack Obama told Univision Saturday while in Cartagena Colombia Its personal to me he said in the television interview pledging he would work on immigration this year while cautioning he cant get support from Republicans in Congress. Obama also tried to paint his Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney as an extremist on immigration.
So what we need is a change either of Congress or we need Republicans to change their mind and I think this has to be an important debate during -- throughout the country Obama said.
In his most specific pledge yet to U.S. Hispanics President Obama said he would seek to tackle immigration policy in the first year of a 2nd term. But he cautioned that he would need an amenable Congress to succeed.
The President said presumed Republican nominee Mitt Romney supports laws that would allow for people to 
be stopped potentially and asked for citizenship papers based on an assumption that they may be illegal.
Romney aides have said that the former Massachusetts governor supports laws that would require employers to verify the legal status of workers they employ.
President Obama only talks about immigration reform when hes seeking votes said Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul.
