TIME
By Zeke J. Miller
May 16, 2014
Immigration reform "commitment" is "lost in translation," says White House's Valerie Jarrett.
Both
the White House and aides to House Speaker John Boehner are working
Friday to knock down a report that the Republican leader has privately
promised to pass immigration
reform this year.
The
report stems from a speech given by Obama senior advisor Valerie
Jarrett, who reportedly told a gathering of hedge fund executives and
political donors gathered in
Las Vegas this week that Boehner gave the White House assurances he
would pass an immigration bill.
“I
think we have a window this summer, between now and August, to get
something done,” Jarrett said, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. “We
have a commitment from Speaker
Boehner, who’s very frustrated with his caucus.”
Conservative
website Breitbart.com picked up the story with the headline: “VALERIE
JARRETT: ‘WE HAVE A COMMITMENT’ FROM BOEHNER ON AMNESTY THIS YEAR,”
while The Drudge
Report linked the story with “Valerie Jarrett: ‘We have a commitment’
from Boehner to move immigration…”
But
Boehner spokesman Michael Steel denied the report in a statement
Friday. “Republicans are committed to reforming our immigration system,
but as the speaker has said
repeatedly, it’s difficult to see how we make progress until the
American people have faith that President Obama will enforce the law as
written.” he said.
And on Twitter, Jarrett said her meaning was “lost in translation.”
Immigration
reform is seen among GOP elites as an imperative for the party’s
longterm demographic survival, as Hispanic-Americans are expected to
account for up to 40%
of the growth in eligible voters by 2030. However, conservative
activists, and many in Boehner’s conference, remain dead-set against
passing any immigration reform bill.
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