Amelia
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Does anyone have a link to the transcript of the event referenced here:
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Introduce a comprehensive immigration bill in the first year
I thought I had heard/seen more of that interview than just that quote. And part of what I remember is that Obama was very explicit about how that wasn't just a campaign promise. He said he was very aware that people make promises to Latinos for votes and then don't carry through and he was explicit about how he was not going to be a politician like that. This was one promise he was for sure going to keep.
Or at least that's what I remember. But my attempts to google for more of his actual words have failed. There are so many sites quoting just that one passage above. I have no idea how to filter them out and get to something more complete.
During the campaign, then-candidate Obama was interviewed by Univision's Jorge Ramos, a prominent voice within the Latin American community. During that interview, Obama said he would pursue immigration reform aggressively. "I cannot guarantee that it is going to be in the first 100 days," Obama said. "But what I can guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I strongly support and that I'm promoting. And I want to move that forward as quickly as possible."
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Introduce a comprehensive immigration bill in the first year
I thought I had heard/seen more of that interview than just that quote. And part of what I remember is that Obama was very explicit about how that wasn't just a campaign promise. He said he was very aware that people make promises to Latinos for votes and then don't carry through and he was explicit about how he was not going to be a politician like that. This was one promise he was for sure going to keep.
Or at least that's what I remember. But my attempts to google for more of his actual words have failed. There are so many sites quoting just that one passage above. I have no idea how to filter them out and get to something more complete.