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Obama talks immigration with Mexican president

President-elect Barack Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Monday to discuss various issues, including immigration.

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Incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said that Obama ” underscored his commitment to working with Congress to fix the broken U.S.immigration system and fostering safe, legal and orderly migration.”

Gibbs also said that Obama “expressed his strongly held view that immigrants should be treated with dignity and that the immigration debate should not be a vehicle for vilifying any group, and that our two countries need to work more effectively to stop the flow of illegal immigration into the United States.”

The two leaders met at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C.

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By G.F. "Hookman" Brown

January 13, 2009 9:59 PM | Link to this

None of that Bush stuff,Obama. None of that Ted Kennedy “reform” crap,either. I voted for you,Barack,and we don’t need millions of illegal immigrants being allowed to become citizens overnight and start/continue to receive American citizen benefits for free.

By Richard Pagano

January 13, 2009 11:26 PM | Link to this

I think that there are many who voted for Obama who also feel that the problem of illegal immigration cannot be solved by a blanket amnesty. Also, I believe that there are a goodly number of pre-1960’s Mexican and Spanish Americans who oppose illega immigation. Those who oppose illegal immigration transcend party, ethnic, racial and political lines. The Democratic party needs to tread carefully in resolving this problem and may need the wisdom of Solomon to find a just and equitable solution. Amnesty, family unification, anchor babies, economic impact, national language preference and unity, national identification and unity, cultural unity and many other important issues all make the illegal immigration issue a challenge to resolve.

By George

January 16, 2009 2:37 PM | Link to this

Why would you vote for Obama if you wanted illegal immigration stopped? He said right up front that they would all become citizens the day he took office. He did commercials in Spanish. All immigrants have to know English before they can become citizens. Obviously you wouldn’t have to do commercials in Spanish if you really wanted to stop illegal immigration. He didn’t do any in Chinese, Arabic, Russian or Italian.

By viola

January 25, 2009 7:33 AM | Link to this

Abama can not give any legalization or amnesty to the 12 or 40 million illegal immigrants in America. It will not be fair, because this has been a big plan for illegal immigrants to get to America, with a lot of underhanded in side jobs, they were taught how to take full advantage of the American system. because of the weakness of our politicians..

They knew that the American birthright laws would give their children an automatic American citizen status, so they abuse this law, to multiply them selfves at a fast paste connecting them selves with their legal Hispanic race, helping their Hispanic race to become the over populated race in America!

they had found ways,loopholes, excuses, and strategies of course with help of advocates to just over look all their wrong doings.

Abama needs to know that illegal immigrants and legal Hispanic are the first in line to almost everything now, while million of American citizens are second in line, they seemed to have their own Affirmative program. and there is almost no diversity in their place of work!!

By viola

January 25, 2009 8:10 AM | Link to this

Abama must stop illegal immigrants from getting in the front line of our low income housing and sec. 8 programs, just because they abuse our birthright laws, just for this purposes, this is not fair, why put them in the front line of these programs, while there are millions of American citizens who are now second in line to these programs, on a 4-7 years waiting list.

How did they become first on the list any way?? there has to be some kind of inside job! it is a shame they can come across the border illegally have a baby in our hospitals and suddenly their babies are made American citizens, then suddenly they are in our low housing, sec. 8 programs, the very first on the list, first in line to our social services, WIC programs, and other free bees by our American government!! this is our tax dollars, they are literately just taking over America, they are being so allow to just spit and walk all over American citizens as if they no longer exist! they are being so allowed to just tarnish American citizen status!!!

American citizens are feeling as if their American status no longer mean anything to America, They feel that America is being taken over by very bold, rude, aggressive people. people who refuse to recognize our American laws, who want to change our American constitution for their own purposes, (our laws,rules, and regulations)

Illegal immigration and all their advocates should not have the rights to undermined our American laws period!! our American governors should have no rights to have sanctuary states for illegal immigrants, E-verify program should be mandatory for employers of all states of America, and it should be forced now!

Abama should stop illegal immigrant from abusing our birthright laws, no more automatic American status to their children, this would stop their cry’s of being separated from their American children, besides they should be forced to take their children with them when deported.

By viola

January 25, 2009 9:00 AM | Link to this

Abama needs to know that all American who voice their opinion on illegal immigration in America or not racist. it just what they are doing is wrong. sure they have an American dream, they must know that many poor and middle class American citizen also have American dreams, so what makes them special?? They are in the way of millions of American dreams!!!

American citizens cannot undermined our American laws, and if they do they will face penalties, illegal immigrants for years has been undermining our laws with out penalties they are driving our streets with out driver licenses, and insurance, why give them any kind of driver license when they are here illegally??

Our politicians needs to start asking every body for their status including American citizen when necessary,this way illegal immigrants or the Hispanic race period, wouldn’t be able to cry about idenity profiling, this way also more illegal immigrants can be found and finger printed, and also deported.

Illegal immigrants are not that hard to be found, the problem is, no law is looking for them, they do know they are in millions of our employment, ICE is doing many workplace raids, but are being stop by immigration advocates, they should have no kind of say,what so ever! the law! is the law!

This is the whole problem with illegal immigration in America, to much interference. If the immigration laws that America already have, would have been enforced long ago, American would not have an illegal immigration problem now!!

Because illegal immigrants children over crowed our schools they are always first in line to our 6 to6 after school programs, leaving our children on a long waiting list, their children are first in line to our neighborhood housing,head start programs, always the first on the list while our children are left on a long waiting list!!!

It to the point where American citizen can go any where without illegal immigrants are first in line, this is not fair at all.

By Student

January 27, 2009 12:57 PM | Link to this

Now this has been one issue that has always bothered me.Truly everyone should have the right to a better way of life but if that’s what you want then do it the right way. Our government has truly failed us on this issue. These people have no legal documentation that allows them to be here but yet they receive all the benefits of an American. What other country allows people to just sneak and not be deported?

By viola

February 20, 2009 8:31 PM | Link to this

If president Abama, give illegal immigrants what they want in America, America will continue to be doomed, he will be helping the Hispanic race to become the over populated race in America. I here Abama say that we can not get rid of 12 million of illegal immigrants who are already here,he said they have America children here! Sure they have American children here alright! This is just the same as telling illegal immigrants to just go ahead, just continue to abuse the American birthright laws get your babies an automatic American citizenship this way you will be able to stay in American and not get deported you will be able to get a path to citizenship with my new comprehensive immigration reform! No one wants to talk about all the anchor babies that are being taking care of by the American tax dollars, when it comes to anchor babies everything is a hush! hush! no one wants to talk about how illegal immigrants are in the front of the line to almost everything in America, and they feel that they are doing nothing wrong!

By deborah

March 10, 2009 8:20 AM | Link to this

it is some reason why those politicans are allowing illegal immigration. what is going to happen is every american person who is not spanish will have to struggle for their rights,if we have any left to hold on to. listen to me good,america people,stop talking about what the illegals,the politicans,and their supporters are doing and not doing. and let’s all band together,and demand what we want while there is still time. the worst thing that could happen is to do nothing, and let the golden opportunity run out. it really hurts me to the core of my heart when I read and hear about the struggles american people go through because of illegals, and the abuse of the system by them.we need to sign massives partitions, letters,emails,and use the media in the most effective ways.please america don’t fall for what obama is going to do about illegal immigration because he is going to give them more rights than what we have now. in time, when he does the so-called immigration reform a lot of the american people will really see through him,and they are going to turn on him.he will be a lover of the spanish people,but many of americans will hate him, and want him out of office.come on america, the time for action is now.we must have our votes speak for us in the highest manner.I have my lawyer,and I’am so ready-what about you? anyone can contact me through this system if you care to do so. gee-gee

By deborah

March 10, 2009 8:22 AM | Link to this

it is some reason why those politicans are allowing illegal immigration. what is going to happen is every american person who is not spanish will have to struggle for their rights,if we have any left to hold on to. listen to me good,america people,stop talking about what the illegals,the politicans,and their supporters are doing and not doing. and let’s all band together,and demand what we want while there is still time. the worst thing that could happen is to do nothing, and let the golden opportunity run out. it really hurts me to the core of my heart when I read and hear about the struggles american people go through because of illegals, and the abuse of the system by them.we need to sign massives partitions, letters,emails,and use the media in the most effective ways.please america don’t fall for what obama is going to do about illegal immigration because he is going to give them more rights than what we have now. in time, when he does the so-called immigration reform a lot of the american people will really see through him,and they are going to turn on him.he will be a lover of the spanish people,but many of americans will hate him, and want him out of office.come on america, the time for action is now.we must have our votes speak for us in the highest manner.I have my lawyer,and I’am so ready-what about you? anyone can contact me through this system if you care to do so. gee-gee

By karen

March 10, 2009 9:29 PM | Link to this

I see that Iam not the only person that feel that we as americans are being treated like we are illegal immigrates and that we are taking over america. Obama need to stop this mess that he is doing and do the job we hired him to do. he needs to depart all the law brakers and get this country back in order. It is wrong the way he is treating the americans. We need those jobs not the illegals. I was taught that if you brake the law you go to jail, not get rewardedfor it.There has to be something unlawful going on behind closed doors what ever it is God willhandle it and all thats involved in this problem will have to show account for it. I cant believe obama is doing this to the american people. Most of us stood in a very long line with high hopes to vote for him and this is the thanks we get. I feel i was let down in a big way you used us. We need to get togather and protest this in the street and see if we are hard or treated like aminals. I am tired of being put in the back of the line so the illegals can be seen first.karenshakeer@yahoo.com

By claire brown

March 13, 2009 7:28 AM | Link to this

i think that illegal immigration should STOP!.your either for it or your against it.. they cant keep claiming of the untied stated of america. STOP !!!

By Robert

March 25, 2009 6:14 PM | Link to this

How do we all get together or get a patishion sign.im with you all.i move to las vagas to join the painters union an while on break in orientation out in the parking lot iwas told by some members out work that there were alot of illegals in the union geting alot of the work going on.so i join the local 1977 carpenters union got job with Frehner constrution i found out that half my crew were illegal one of my crew told me that whites need to go back to european country because america was stolen from the mexicans i said where in the hell do you think spain is located.I new somewon is florida for haveing driver licence in some one els name and he went to prisson for 2yrs. im ready to join to protest

By L1M89

March 27, 2009 5:06 PM | Link to this

Robert check out - http://theglennbeck912project.com/ there are many helpful activists there who will be happy to be of assistance to you, good luck.

By Wirlkngrl

June 17, 2009 6:07 PM | Link to this

Most Americans do not truly understand the plight of illegal immigrants from Mexico. But they do understand the plight of those from the Middle East, They allowed those people into the US where the went to college and different schools where they learned to fly our planes and you know how that turned out. (9/11/2001) But you begrudge the people south of the broder from coming here just to learn a living to support their families. They have not taken jobs from Americans, they have taken jobs that Americans will not do. The jails are not full of Hispanics, they are full of blacks that do not want to work. They are full of whites who do not want to work. Yet the Mexicans come here work, PAY TAXES, SPEND MONEY, pay rent, utilities, buy groceries, yet they do not ask for food stamps, monetary assistance, and since I work in a hospital, I have rarely seen them come to the hospital and not pay their bill. They have better credit than most Americans I know. And, this is to Robert, you claim you are an American, yet you cannot even spell correctly, but a Mexican can spell the United States of America, the state they live, in, so where do you get off saying those things. Take the time to get to know the Mexicans. They can truly be your best friends, and will have your back if you ever need it. What we need to do is stop the Middle Easterners from coming into the US. When they arrive, they are given immunity, protected status, homes, jobs, benefits, and legal papers FOR FREE. The reason I know this is I have a relative that works for Department of Homeland Security, and that is the information that was passed down to me. Yet my husband who is a professional white collar worker, cannot get a VISA without paying this astronomical sum of money just to file paperwork so he can become a legal citizen. Fines are OK, they should be paid, but the fees involved in becoming a citizen are outrageous. So please try to get all of the facts before you judge the Mexican people. Not all of them are trashy, drug smuggling, illerates who just want a free ride in the US. He works very hard for his money and we pay a lot of taxes so we can have a nice 200,000 home, 2 new cars, and enjoy the American Dreams. By the way, I was born and raised in America, and I am damn proud to be an American. And my husband wants to be a citizen very badly, so badly in fact, that he abandoned his family in Mexico City because he wanted more out of life that a house, where you dont own the land, just the house, and a job with no future or benefits. I think that says something for his integrity and his loyalty to the US Flag, Lady Liberty, and all that America stands for. You have a great and wonderful day!

By Wirkngrl

June 17, 2009 6:14 PM | Link to this

PS: The drugs will always find a way into the US. That is because the South American drug cartels have major footholds in the country and most of them have insiders working in law enforcement that are paid big bucks to look the other way. I also have a very good friend who works for the United States Marshals Office who is also a close family friend of my parents, who by the way, was born a Mexican national, but became a citizen, went to college, and became a US Marshal.

By Wirkngrl

July 19, 2009 2:54 PM | Link to this

In response to Viola: The adult hispanics are not privvy to American benefits and programs because the SSn numbers that they are using are not real. Since the baby is born in the USA, only the baby can obtain benefits. As to being first in line for housing, that is bunk. The first in line are American citizens to sorry to work a real job and therefore depend on US, THE TAXPAYORS, to support them. I think that public housing and food stamp benefits should be more closesly monitored and have a termination date on them, such as not for longer than 2 years. And the babies that are born, should not receive SSI benefits just because their mothers and fathers are too lazy to work.

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