Comments on: President Obama Reaffirms Commitment to Immigration Reform

By: Z

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:01:34 +0000

interesting words. you might compare notes with McCain’s words during the campaign. McCain said the same thing before Obama. Obama’s policy statement developed over the course of the campaign and by the end looked like a cut and paste job. of course McCain has already proven to be more than just words. McCain and former President Bush actually tried to undertake immigration reform and burned a whole lot of political chips in the process. that was when Bush’s approval rating really dropped. but who says actions speak louder than words. what did Obama say he was gonna do again?

By: nezua

nezua — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:11:00 +0000

yes, elián, i dont care for the implications either, to a lot of this plan colombia redux ala mérida and GWOT by other means etc. its been going sour since calderón stole the election and ive been keeping an eye on as much as i can. thanks for the links.

By: Elián Maricón

Elián Maricón — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:56:34 +0000

And then today, CNN reports ( http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/24/obama.mexico.policy/index.html ) that Obama is likely going to actualize Lou Dobbs’ wet dream of militarizing the border and giving the Mexican gov’t hundreds of millions of dollars to fight a “war on drugs” on a second front. I wonder how much of that money is really intended to fight a “war on drugs”. If Colombia is any indication, I suspect that money will be used to further entrench right wing forces in the Mexican government. See http://www.gaysagainstobama.org/2009/02/obama-chews-neo-liberal-cud.html for an idea of what Obama may have in mind for Mexico.

By: muycontento

muycontento — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:43:50 +0000

Lou Dobb’s head exploding would be like a ballon popping. Only a rush of air.

By: adriana

adriana — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:18:48 +0000

But the interesting…not as important question…is “Is Loretta Sanchez really a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus?”

I have blogged about Loretta extensively, and it looks like her name still isn’t on the CHC website. What do you think?

http://velazquez.house.gov/chc/

By: nezua

nezua — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:50:25 +0000

Thanks for the buzz from the ground, glen! Yes, I’ve felt since December that 2009 would be the year. I just think it has to be. If it is not, and this all continues well…it’s already getting ugly for too many and it would just get more headlines. I think all are very aware now that the overall “Latino” constituency, no matter how loose, draws togethr around the hate and oppression raining down on gente. Headlines, no good etc.

Keep fighting, hermano.

By: Glen

Glen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:23:25 +0000

Thanks for pointing out that article about the march in Riverside. I was at that march and saw that event–it was just as reported there. Gilcrest walked within feet of me but I was taking advantage of my white privilege, so I didn’t stick out on that side of the street. (I did march the 4 miles or so with all the immigrants).

People who were in the meeting with CHC and POTUS sound very hopeful today. I heard that Obama spoke directly about the issue rather than deferfing to his staff, there is a 60-day timeline for roll-out of the plan, and there is a chance for reform before the end of 2009.

Peace!