President Meets With Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Immigration
“The President had a robust and strategic meeting with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus today on the topic of immigration. The meeting lasted approximately one hour. The President discussed how the administration will work with the CHC to address immigration concerns in both the short and long term. During the meeting, the President announced that he will travel to Mexico next month to meet with President Calderon to discuss the deep and comprehensive US-Mexico relationship, including how the United States and Mexico can work together to support Mexico’s fight against drug-related violence and work toward effective, comprehensive immigration reform. Since their meeting in January, the President has repeatedly praised President Calderon for his extraordinary work to solve these challenges, which are important to communities and families on both sides of the border.”
According to the LA Times, Congressional Hispanic “Caucus members had met the day before to discuss whether to bring up the [decision not to appoint Tom Saenz to the top civil rights post in the Department of Justice] because, according to a member, they didn’t want to take time away from their top priority — immigration legislation.”
For a less-than-uppbeat appraisal of the meeting between the Caucus and the President on the possibility for immigration reform from Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill), as reported in the Washington Post, click here.
KJ