The administration has reached out to NCLR about its concerns and those of Hispanic lawmakers — promising, among other things, to seriously tackle the broader topic of immigration reform after the health care debate is over. But the White House has affirmed that health care reform should not be amended to include undocumented immigrants, though possible exceptions should be made for their children.

“The argument that everyone should support health care reform because it’s for the “greater good” has given national leaders an excuse to brush off the concerns of the most disenfranchised and vulnerable communities that desperately need results,” writes Ng’andu. “Latinos engaged in health care reform have not only been asked to sweep critical health care priorities under the rug, but also to swallow measures that would harm vulnerable immigrant families and their children. If this is what we can expect from our lawmakers and political leaders, we ought to take pause. We cannot forget for whom and for what we have been fighting since the beginning of this debate.”

via Nation’s Largest Hispanic Advocacy Group Opposes Reform As Is.  Who will enforce this mess if this passes?  Sheriff Arpaio in Arizona can’t get a break. It’s racist to deport smugglers, human trafficking cretins, etc. If he can’t do his job, what makes anyone believe that the Federal government will be able to?

Critics say Arpaio’s deputies have racially profiled Hispanics. The sheriff says deputies approach people only when they have probable cause to believe people have committed crimes.