New Congress is in session, while Pres. Obama signals push for mass amnesty

The 113th Congress is officially in session, and with it, a major push for a mass amnesty is expected to begin sooner rather than later. Running across the front page of this morning's Washington Post was the headline:
Obama prioritizing immigrant issues: Executive authority is used to further ease deportation rules.
The article focused on a new DHS rule that protects illegal aliens who are awaiting approval of a visa application from deportation and the 3-year/10-year bars should they be detected. But the article quickly shifted to the ongoing discussion of "comprehensive immigration reform" and Pres. Obama's continued insistance that passing a bill is one of his top priorities after the fiscal cliff is dealt with.
On Sunday, Pres. Obama appeared on Meet the Press where he called immigration reform a "top priority" and said that he would "introduce legislation" this year to get it done. If he follows through with introducing legislation, it would be the first time this White House has introduced legislation on any issue, including its major healthcare initiative in 2009.
The Huffington Post on Wednesday also reported that an "Obama Administration official said the president plans to push for immigration reform this January."
It's clear that we're about to face the biggest amnesty fight we've had since 2007. We've posted new faxes on your Action Board urging Pres. Obama not to issue millions of new work permits to illegal aliens when 20 million Americans can't find full-time work. (New unemployment numbers came out today and the rate remained at 7.8% for December.)

CHRIS CHMIELENSKI
Fri, Jan 4th