Rahm Emanuel Blamed by Congressional Dems for Lack of Movement on Immigration Reform

The L.A. Times reports that Congressional Democrats are pointing the finger at Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel for the reluctance to push forward on immigration reform.  “Rahm Emanuel, White House chief of staff and longtime party strategist, has argued privately that it’s a bad time for Democrats to push an immigration bill, a potential land mine in the midst of a crucial midterm election year. Emanuel’s stance, coupled with his long-held wariness about the politics of immigration, is emboldening key Democrats to come forward and ask that he step aside from the issue. . . . Emanuel has a complicated history with the immigration issue, dating back to the 1990s. As a top aide to former President Bill Clinton, he stressed the message that Clinton was hard-nosed about policing illegal immigration.”

KJ