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Obama Aiming for a Fall Amnesty?

A post on the blog for Immigration Watch suggests he is:

The latest indication was the recent article in The New York Times (4/9/09)
by reporter Julia Preston. The article quoted Cecilia Munoz, President
Obama’s deputy assistant and White House director and the White House
director of intergovernmental affairs. Before joining the Obama
administration, Munoz was a vice president of the National Council of
La Raza, a Latino advocacy group that supports amnesty and generally
opposes effective measures to stop illegal immigration.

            “He
[Obama] intends to start debate [on amnesty] this year,” said Munoz.
The article added that “Mr. Obama plans to speak publicly about the
issue in May, administration officials said, and over the summer he
will convene working groups, including lawmakers from both parties and
a range of immigration groups, to begin discussing possible legislation
for as early as this fall.”

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