President Speaks at NCLR Annual Conference Today

President Barack Obama will make a luncheon speech today at the National Conference of La Raza’s (NCLR) annual conference in Washington, DC. Millions of Latinos want to hear about what the President says on immigration reform. In 2008, Candidate Obama promised to push forward on immigration reform — whether it is popular or not. He did not mention that he planned to deport more noncitizens than any President in U.S. history through a devotion to immigration enforcement.

Frank Sharry on Huffington Post outlines what he thinks Latinos want to hear:

“The NCLR speech will be a telling moment. The anti-immigrant zeal of Republicans at all levels of government has Latinos deeply concerned. But the fact that President Obama has not leaned into this issue and fought as hard as he might for a community tired of being demonized and disrespected is also concerning. On Monday, they will find out if the candidate who promised to fight for them three years ago is a president who is willing to do so now.”

Will we see greatness? Or cowardice?

UPDATE: Here is a quick review of the President’s speech. Here are the remarks, which seem to say what you would expect the President to say on immigration to the National Council for La Raza.

KJ