U.S. immigration reform possible within six months: Obama January 31, 2013 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Barack Obama has said U.S. immigration reform could be achieved within six months, in an interview with Spanish-language TV channel Telemundo, according to BBC News. The president said reform should pass in 2013 and he would put "everything" into securing a deal even sooner. Obstacles to a deal were political rather than technical, Obama added. The comments come the day after Obama backed comprehensive immigration reform, and after a group of senators unveiled a similar plan on Monday, Jan 28. Analysts say the focus on immigration reflects the growing influence of Hispanic voters. "I can guarantee that I will put everything I have behind it," Obama told Telemundo, one of two Spanish-language networks he spoke to on Wednesday. "What we don't want is to create some vague prospect in the future that somehow comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship will happen, you know, manana," Obama said, using the Spanish word for "tomorrow". Partner news  Top stories Ahmadinejad will be replaced by Hassan Rowhani as president on August 3 following presidential elections last week. Petr Necas' decision will end his three-party coalition government, which was created after the 2010 parliamentary election. "Are these the people you want to support? Are they the ones you want to supply with weapons?” the Russian President said. A turnout of 72.2% was registered of the 50 million Iranians who were eligible to vote for the successor to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   Partner news |  Latest news Jennifer Lopez joins Antonio Banderas in “The 33”  In the film, 33 miners were trapped for 69 days before they were freed during a rescue operation that received extensive media coverage.Vin Diesel in “Riddick” action sci-fi trailer (video) The film sees Vin Diesel's eponymous anti-hero left for dead on a planet populated by a brutal and deadly alien race.2 dead as minibus on Yerevan-Aleppo route hits taxi in Turkey Armenian citizen Tila Papikyan was taken to Yerevan-based Erebuni medical center; those injured were offered medical help on site.4 more die in Saudi Arabia from Sars-related virus Overall, nearly 40 people have died from the virus since September, mostly in Europe and the Middle East. |
