U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy during a visit to Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois July 24, 2013.
The Democrats are led by President Barack Obama. He has been speaking out against what he calls Republican inaction.
“Wasting the country’s time by taking something like 40 meaningless votes to repeal Obamacare is not a jobs plan!”
The Republican Speaker of the House, John Boehner, has fought back.
“We are not just here making noise. The House Republicans are continuing to take action.”
Lawmakers have not reached agreement on the federal budget or on spending issues like sequestration, a process that requires sharp spending cuts across the national government.
And reforming government seems to have divided lawmakers. Health care and immigration reform efforts have slowed or face strong opposition.
Today, we talk with VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone about immigration and health care reform. Welcome, Jim.
Thank You.
Now we have talked, a little bit earlier, about the immigration issue. Can you explain how immigration is causing stress to the Republicans, especially in regard to their position?
You have one group of Republicans who believe that unless they support some version of immigration reform, the party could become extinct in a few years.
The 2012 election showed that minority voters overwhelmingly supported the Democrats and President Obama. So this is a source of concern for a number of moderate and, what I would call, establishment Republicans, who want to find a way to Hispanics, to African Americans and to Asian American voters -- the fastest growing group in the United States.
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