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Friday, June 13, 2008
Hispanic Caucus pushes Obama on immigration
Hispanic lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pressuring Sen. Barack Obama to commit to helping illegal immigrants achieve citizenship or else risk losing the vital Latino vote in the general election, according to The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress.
“Hillary holds the entire Latino community in the palm of her hand,” Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., told The Hill.
Obama has said that he supports a “comprehensive” immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Meanwhile, Congressional Quarterly reported that some female Hispanic House members, who supported Clinton in the primary, are angry that Obama has not reached out to them.
“We were told that he was going to make some approach to us to join the fold,” Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif., told CQ on Thursday. “I haven’t heard from Mr. Obama.”
Read The Hill story here.
Read the Congressional Quarterly story here.
