Senate Poised to Vote; Obama ready to push with diverse
supporters
Just posted on AOL (although the “path to citizenship”
comment is optimistic in realistic terms):
WASHINGTON
(AP) — President Barack Obama is inviting law enforcement, labor and business
leaders to the White House to show they support an immigration overhaul.
The
White House says Obama will speak Tuesday about the economic and national
security benefits of a bipartisan bill. The first votes in the full Senate are
scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Obama is
highlighting the disparate groups that are backing the bill even though they've
opposed each other on immigration in the past.
U.S.
Chamber of Commerce Tom Donahue will join Obama, as will AFL-CIO President
Richard Trumka. Democratic Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio and Bush-era
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez also will be on hand. Faith leaders will be
represented as well.
The bill
creates a path to citizenship for 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
Best
Gerry Chapman
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