Reforma migratoria: Obama calls out GOP on immigration - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times: By Peter Nicholas and Christi Parsons, Tribune Washington Bureau, 01/07/2010 06:19 p.m., extracto/excerpt.-

Reporting from Washington — In his first major speech on the issue since taking office, President Obama said Thursday that the U.S. immigration system "offends our most basic American values" and blamed Republican opposition for thwarting crucially needed change.

It was the third time in as many days that Obama singled out Republicans as an obstructionist force, blaming them in his earlier appearances for defending oil giant BP in the aftermath of the Gulf Coast oil spill and for opposing stronger financial regulatory legislation.

The president's remarks this week represented the clearest preview yet of the message the White House intends to highlight in this year's midterm election: Republicans' stubborn refusal to help solve national problems.