We all known that it is the Republicans who are blocking immigration reform and that a Republican administration would simply stall all our requests, so we cannot threaten right now that we will vote against Obama," said Javier Rodriguez of the March 25 Coalition.
No matter how disappointed people are at the slow pace of change, the alternative, a return to Republican leadership, is far worse.
Obama renewed his request to Congress to move on this issue last week.
I strongly believe we should fix our broken immigration system. Fix it so that it meets our 21st-century economic and security needs. And I want to work with Democrats and Republicans, yes, to protect our borders, and enforce our laws, and address the status of millions of undocumented workers. And I will keep fighting alongside many of you to make the DREAM Act the law of the land.
Like all of this country’s movements towards justice, it will be difficult and it will take time. I know some here wish that I could just bypass Congress and change the law myself. But that’s not how democracy works. See, democracy is hard. But it’s right.
Changing our laws means doing the hard work of changing minds and changing votes, one by one. And I am convinced we can change the laws, because we should all be able to agree that it makes no sense to expel talented young people from our country. They grew up as Americans. They pledge allegiance to our flag. And if they are trying to serve in our military or earn a degree, they are contributing to our future -- and we welcome those contributions.
We didn’t raise the Statue of Liberty with its back to the world; we raised it with its light to the world. (Applause.) Whether your ancestors came here on the Mayflower or a slave ship; whether they signed in at Ellis Island or they crossed the Rio Grande -- we are one people. We need one another. Our patriotism is not rooted in ethnicity, but in a shared belief of the enduring and permanent promise of this country.
On TV tonight: a new episode of "The Killing" on AMC, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters, and of course, Celebrity Apprentice. Celebrity Apprentice is taped, not live (only the finale is live), so don't expect to see any reaction from Trump as to to events of the past week.
I finally watched The King's Speech yesterday. I thought I'd like it, since I did finally get into watching the Royal Wedding. But I thought it was mediocre and repetitive, almost boring. The King's stammering wasn't that bad and his final speech wasn't that good. I don't get why it won Best Picture and Best Actor. I also didn't think much of Helene Bonham Carter as Firth's wife. All she did was smile at him.
This is an open thread, all topics welcome.
