Las Vegas, NV-
By ANUK Staff
1.29.13
Today, President Obama will pitch his immigration reform plans in Las Vegas. The move follows in the wake of bipartisan Senate support for legislation that would provide an avenue for citizenship for the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S.
The legislation was also supported by Western Growers, according to a statement released yesterday. Tom Nassif, President and CEO, said, “We have worked for years with Senators Jonh McCain and Jeff Flake on a solution for the immigration crisis facing agriculture. We applaud them for developing these principles and look forward to working together with them along with Senators Feinstein and Rubio to ensure the agriculture piece of this critical legislation addresses our industry’s concerns once and for all.”
"It's very important to me personally that we finally resolve this issue," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada. "So I pledge I'll do everything in my power as majority leader to get a bill across the finish line. Nothing short of bi-partisan success is acceptable to me."
Critics equate the plant to amnesty, but lawmakers appear ready to have a comprehensive discussion on immigration in the coming months.
Republican Sen. Dean Heller released a statement that said: "I support many of the principles included in this plan, and look forward to reviewing specific details in the weeks and months ahead. As the president prepares to release his own ideas for immigration reform, it is my hope that he looks to this bipartisan proposal as a blueprint for his plans moving forward."
Obama’s speech is expected to lay out similar ideas to what he has presented on the campaign trail, calling for swift and comprehensive reform.
