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AIR DATE: January 30, 2013
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A bipartisan group of Senators and the President laid out plans for comprehensive immigration reform this week. Although lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree some sort of immigration package is needed, there will still be some obstacles in Congress before any bill gets passed. Tougher border security, penalties for employers who hire undocumented workers and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants are all part of the initial plans. We'll discuss the road to comprehensive immigration reform and how it could affect real people.
GUESTS
David Damore, Political Scientist, UNLV
Al Martinez, President, SEIU Nevada
Tibi Ellis, Author and Political Activist
Maria Espinosa, Local Immigrant
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Pat, no one implied in the program that it was an insult (listen to the audio again). I said that President Obama now is asking (putting 11 million unathorized immigrants on the back of the line)for what President Bush and other Republicans called for and were vilified because "it was an insult to Latinos". I dont believe it is an insult and thanks to President Obama now he made it clear that it not only OK to expect that because is fair, but also he is calling for it.
Tibi Ellis –
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Pat, Canada is included on the restiction countries that do not get lotery granted legal immigration visas, that is why they dont get it not because anyone else get ahaed of them. THe cyrrent system is flaw. see
"4. Diversity Lottery: For those who dont
have a family member or employer to sponsor
them, the Diversity Lottery may be an option.
Only 50,000 winners are granted visas annually
in this process. Not everyone is eligible to enter
the lottery: The program aims to increase
immigration from underrepresented countries,
so each year the State Department issues a list
of those countries whose citizens may not
apply. For 2008, immigrants from the following
countries are excluded from the visa lottery:
Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, the Dominican
Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, India, Jamaica,
Mexico, Pakistan, the Philippines, Peru, Poland,
Russia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and Vietnam"
Tibi Ellis –
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Michelle, I am not encouragin President Obama to engage in excutive action. Fixing the existing immigration system and operation is an administrative fucntion under his leadership and administration in the excutive arm of gov. President befor him have done it without circunventing congress or waiting for a broad reform. I critized him earlier for the temporary fix he made (only two years) circunventing congress. Presidented before him, have made permanent fixes.
Tibi Ellis –
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