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President calls for immigration reform in State of the Union (again)

January 25, 2012 by

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By Curt Prendergast – Nogales, AZ — It looks like President Obama didn’t have to pull an all-nighter to get his message on immigration ready for the State of the Union address. Here are his comments on immigration in Tuesday’s State of the Union address: “Let’s also remember that hundreds of thousands of talented, hard-working students… [Read more…]

Immigration Reform in recent State of the Union addresses

January 27, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – President Obama delivered his third State of the Union address on Tuesday evening.  One of the issues he mentioned was immigration reform. This year’s address discussed immigration reform much more than his previous addresses. In 2009, President Obama did not mention immigration in his address. In 2010 he said: “And we… [Read more…]

State of the Union: Obama cracks jokes and talks about immigration, exports and Latin America

January 27, 2011 by

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By Curtis Prendergast – President Obama delivered the annual State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday.  Among the issues he discussed were several that are particularly relevant to the Arizona / Sonora borderlands. The annual speech is a requirement laid out in the Constitution. Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution reads, in… [Read more…]