PoliticoBy Jennifer EpsteinMarch 26, 2013
President Obama will sit for interviews Wednesday with Telemundo and Univision to talk immigration reform.
Both interviews with the Spanish-language networks will air at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Obama did a pair of interviews with Telemundo and Univision in late January, and said then that he hoped to see comprehensive immigration reform become law by summer.
The president indicated then that he was -- for the time being -- leaving the development of legislation to members of Congress who were showing signs of bipartisan cooperation. During a naturalization ceremony at the White House on Monday, Obama said that he was still waiting on Congress but expected to see the debate ramp up in the coming weeks.
"Everyone pretty much knows what’s broken. Everybody knows how to fix it," he said Monday. "We've all proposed solutions and we've got a lot of white papers and studies. And we've just got, at this point, to work up the political courage to do what's required to be done. So I expect a bill to be put forward. I expect the debate to begin next month. I want to sign that bill into law as soon as possible."
Two Democrats and two Republicans from the Senate's "Gang of Eight" are set to tour the Arizona-Mexico border on Wednesday as bipartisan talks continue. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Monday that work toward producing a bill is continuing during Easter recess, but that the lawmakers are still in the midst of "serious negotiations."
www.beverlyhillsimmigrationlaw.comObama is headed to Miami's port on Friday, but the White House has not said whether the event will focus on immigration, revealing only that the president's remarks will be on the economy.
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