TPMDC Immigration: May 2011
Immigration
Senate Democrats Return To DREAM Act Despite Long Odds
Following up on President Obama's new focus on immigration reform, Senate Democrats are renewing a drive to pass the DREAM Act, a bill that would grant a path to citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants who attend college or serve in the military.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: DREAM Act, Harry Reid, Immigration
Roundup
TPMDC Morning Roundup
Obama Administration Fights To Save Healthcare Law
Reuters reports: "Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court on Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will consider whether a lower court was correct in striking down the requirement. But they will not be the final arbiter in a fight that is expected to reach the Supreme Court. Legal scholars see the case as pivotal because it is the first to have oral arguments before an appeals courts. That means its ruling could affect other courts and become the first challenge to the law to reach the high court."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 9:30 a.m. ET. Obama will depart from the White House at 10:30 a.m. ET, and depart from Andrews Air Force Base at 10:45 a.m. Et, arriving at 2:40 p.m. ET in El Paso, Texas. At 3:30 p.m. ET, he will deliver a speech on the importance of fixing the immigration system. He will depart from El Paso at 4:40 p.m. ET, arriving at 6 p.m. ET in Austin, Texas. He will deliver remarks at a DNC event at 6:50 p.m. ET, and at another DNC event at 8:25 p.m. ET. He will depart from Austin at 10:15 p.m. ET, arriving at Andrews Air Force Base at 1 a.m. ET, and back at the White House at 1:15 a.m. ET.
Topics: Barack Obama, Budget, China, Debt Ceiling, Health Care, Immigration, Medicare, Roundup, Timothy Geithner
Immigration
Obama Tries to Revive Far-Reaching Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama
President Obama will deliver a speech in Texas Tuesday intended to revive interest in a far-reaching approach to immigration, one of the nation's most divisive political issues.
The White House hopes to use the speech to "create a sense of urgency in Congress and the nation," according to a senior administration official. With a divided Congress and fewer advocates for comprehensive immigration than in 2007, the last time Congress tried to push through a comprehensive immigration solution, the speech undoubtedly will do more to reaffirm Obama's commitment to a key voting block in 2012 than to gain any legislative traction on Capitol Hill.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2012, 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Department of Homeland Security, House Republicans, Immigration, Latino voters
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