Sep 25, 2012 ... “When we talked about immigration reform in the first year, that's ... pay the bills;  making sure that states got assistance so they didn't have to ... And before I  continue, I want for you to acknowledge that you did not keep your promise.” ...  Obama said repeatedly during his 2008 campaign that “presidents are ...
Jan 22, 2018 ... He could have made immigration reform happen. He didn't. ... "But what I can  guarantee is that we will have in the first year an immigration bill that I ... And  before I continue, I want for you to acknowledge that you did not keep your  promise. ... This was, as Obama said when Republicans shut down the ...
Jan 5, 2017 ... Barack Obama (D-IL) takes the lectern at his victory rally at the Columbia ...  Barack Obama performed in keeping his campaign promises of 2008 and 2012.  ... enacted moratoriums during Obama's first term, making this a Promise Kept. ....  the Affordable Care Act — didn't quite live up to his campaign goals.
Jun 27, 2010 ... So Ramos got Obama to repeat a pledge he'd been making on the trail. ... we will  have in the first year [of the presidency] an immigration bill that I ... he had 60  votes in the Senate, he could have done it,” Ramos says. “And he didn't. ... or  outside of politics to blast away at Obama for not keeping his word.
Jun 9, 2014 ... The president would rather you didn't mention his immigration ... to make  immigration reform a "top priority" during the first year of his presidency. ... saying  the ACA had "poisoned the well" on immigration reform. ... All of this happened  without action from the Obama administration, save a speech or two.
Says Barack Obama didn't keep his promise to have an immigration bill in his first year.