Obama: Democrats And Republicans

President Barack Obama Dept: Obama said a deal should certainly be attainable this year, but he wants one even sooner. He said that politics, not technical issues, are standing in the way, according to Montreal Gazette. A group of senators, both Democrats and Republicans, has agreed on a framework for comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million illegal immigrants already in the country. In the Republican-controlled House, another group of lawmakers is working on its own proposal and wASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he's looking for immigration reform to be completed within six months. "I can guarantee that I will put everything I have behind it," Obama said in an interview with Telemundo, one of two he conducted Wednesday with Spanish-language television networks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.