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The''[[Washington Post]]'' reported,
The''[[Washington Post]]'' reported,
{{quotebox|the president's call for legislation that acknowledges the role of immigrants and goes beyond punishing undocumented workers will help cement a permanent political relationship between Democrats and Hispanics -- much as civil rights and voting rights legislation did for the party and African Americans in the 1960s.
{{quotebox|the president's call for legislation that acknowledges the role of immigrants and goes beyond punishing undocumented workers will help cement a permanent political relationship between Democrats and Hispanics -- much as civil rights and voting rights legislation did for the party and African Americans in the 1960s.
As a result, although the president is unlikely to press for comprehensive immigration reform this year, he has urged his allies to keep up the pressure on Republican lawmakers.]]}}
As a result, although the president is unlikely to press for comprehensive immigration reform this year, he has urged his allies to keep up the pressure on Republican lawmakers.}}
James Taranto writing in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' noted, "In the ''Post's'' telling, Obama is merely giving lip service to comprehensive immigration reform in order to win votes."
James Taranto writing in the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' noted, "In the ''Post's'' telling, Obama is merely giving lip service to comprehensive immigration reform in order to win votes."
==See also==
==See also==