The President needs to step back and let Repubs create immigration bill... [View all]

[kentuck]

That seems to be what the Republicans want? Why?

Because they need immigration reform passed so they can appeal to more Hispanics. So they can be competitive in future elections. The President is trying to keep them from getting that political leverage. That is why they said anything he proposed would be "dead on arrival" in the Congress - even if it was identical to their own. They want the bill for themselves. They don't want bi-partisanship.

They need it and the President is threatening and blocking their way. The Tea Party surely has painted them into a corner.