Saturday, March 21, 2009

Cardinal George expected to ask Obama to halt immigration raids

Everyone is hopeful that the president can make this happen soon. He is being very cautious in his statements. - - Donna Poisl

Obama's support key, Gutierrez says

By Antonio Olivo | Tribune reporter

Inside an Albany Park church on Saturday, Cardinal Francis George is expected to publicly urge the Obama administration to end Immigration raids across the country, part of a renewed push for federal Immigration reforms that has been gaining steam.

This week, President Barack Obama told the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that he hopes to sign legislation before the end of the year and plans to introduce a new strategy for "comprehensive Immigration reform" during the next few weeks, those in attendance said.

But in a nod to the issue's persistent volatility, the president stopped short of saying he would order a moratorium on enforcement measures that have separated thousands of families in recent years, U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) said during a news conference Friday.
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