Monday, June 8th was supposed to mark President Obama's first promised immigration reform discussion with Congressional leaders from both houses. However, new reports tell us that the meeting has been moved to June 17th because of a scheduling conflict. While the postponement is frustrating, it hasn't slowed down the current push for immigration reform.
CongressDaily reports that at a summit yesterday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "Congress would tackle immigration reform after finishing with health care and energy." Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, echoed Pelosi's statement today, saying that he wants to pass immigration reform this year, "if at all possible."
Meanwhile, a national campaign was unveiled as part of a week-long cross-country initiative supporting comprehensive immigration reform. The Reform Immigration FOR America Campaign launched today to push immigration solutions in 2009. The coalition is made up of over 200 organizations such as the National Council of La Raza, the Center for American Progress, the Asian American Justice Center, the AFL-CIO, and the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, to name a few.
The Reform Immigration FOR America campaign has a great website that provides more information about the campaign, including ways you can get involved.
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