Today, President Obama is in Las Vegas, Nevada where he will deliver remarks regarding his new pitch for new immigration reform. Just yesterday a bipartisan group of senators announced they had reached an agreement on a new proposal for immigration reform. Follow along above with Obama's speech and below with updates from Sun-Times D.C. correspondent Lynn Sweet.
Obama on #immigration Each new wave faced discrimination...
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama warns: #Immigration is "emotional" issue. "Most of us used to be them"
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama naming groups Poles, Russians, Chinese, Irish, Germans, "the huddled masses" who were "them" when they were new #immigrants
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
"Comprehensive #immigration reform is within our grasp," Obama is predicting.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama on #immigration fix system so US "continues to be magmet" for the best and brightest in the world.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
@suntimeslive Obama on #immigration reform: Congress has to make clear there is a "pathway to citizenship" for illegals in US
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Now the threat: If Congress does not draft a bill "timely" on #immigration reform Obama says he will send them one. Message aimed to GOP
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Note that Obama is laying out ideas for #immigration reform, not drafting a bill for Congress. Strategic move
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
"For first time in many years" GOP and Dems in Congress want to work together
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
"We need Congress to act, and not just on the Dream Act," Obama re comprehensive #immigration reform
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
In first term Obama says he tried to patch #immigration system, re borders, deportations of criminals and #Dreamers
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Traveling with Obama to Las Vegas besides Carney for #immigration speech: Rob Nabors, Cecilia Munoz, Secs. Napolitano and Salazar.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama making economic argument for #immigration reform.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Illegal #immigrants "yes, they broke the rules," Obama is saying of 11 million in the U.S.
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama noting we are a nation of immigrants...(all four of my grandparents were) U.S. #immigration system is "broken"
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
"Now is the time" for "common sense comprehensive immigration reform," Obama is saying, repeating "Now is the time" several times
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
Obama on #immigration in Las Vegas "the differences are dwindling"
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) January 29, 2013
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