By Mike Sunnucks
President Barack Obama stayed away from hot-button words in remarks Thursday on immigration reform but hinted that his immigration push will include some kind of amnesty" or legal path" for illegal immigrants already in the United States.Whats also been acknowledged is that the 12 million or so undocumented workers are here who are not paying taxes in the ways that wed like them to be paying taxes who are living in the shadows that is a group that we have to deal with in a practical common-sense way" Obama said after the meeting.
And I think the American people are ready for us to do so. But its going to require some heavy lifting its going to require a victory of practicality and common sense and good policy making over short-term politics. Thats what Im committed to doing as president."
On his former campaign foe he said: I want to especially commend
John McCain whos with me today because along with folks like Lindsey Graham he has already paid a significant political cost for doing the right thing. I stand with him."
Obama also said Thursday he is making U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a key point person on the immigration reform push.
As Arizonas former governor
Napolitano signed an employer sanctions bill into law and backed deployment of National Guard troops along the Arizona-Mexico border. She however was skeptical about a border wall and flirted with the idea of allowing illegal immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.
He also praised U.S. Sen. John McCain R-Ariz. who was at a White House meeting on the issue and has supported a legal path for undocumented immigrants and a guest worker program.
*This article is from the Austin Business Journal
By Mike Sunnucks
President Barack Obama stayed away from hot-button words in remarks Thursday on immigration reform but hinted that his immigration push will include some kind of amnesty" or legal path" for illegal immigrants already in the United States.Whats also been acknowledged is that the 12 million or so undocumented workers are here who are not paying taxes in the ways that wed like them to be paying taxes who are living in the shadows that is a group that we have to deal with in a practical common-sense way" Obama said after the meeting.
And I think the American people are ready for us to do so. But its going to require some heavy lifting its going to require a victory of practicality and common sense and good policy making over short-term politics. Thats what Im committed to doing as president."
On his former campaign foe he said: I want to especially commend John McCain whos with me today because along with folks like Lindsey Graham he has already paid a significant political cost for doing the right thing. I stand with him."
Obama also said Thursday he is making U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a key point person on the immigration reform push.
As Arizonas former governor Napolitano signed an employer sanctions bill into law and backed deployment of National Guard troops along the Arizona-Mexico border. She however was skeptical about a border wall and flirted with the idea of allowing illegal immigrants to obtain drivers licenses.
He also praised U.S. Sen. John McCain R-Ariz. who was at a White House meeting on the issue and has supported a legal path for undocumented immigrants and a guest worker program.
*This article is from the Austin Business Journal
