Immigration Politics: Call for immigration reform not likely to be answered

About President Obama's State of the Union comments on immigration

Call for immigration reform not likely to be answered | Houston Chronicle: "President Barack Obama reiterated his call Tuesday for lawmakers to debate and pass comprehensive immigration reform, but his brief remarks amounted to a concession that the issue remains an uphill battle in Congress.

'I know that debate will be difficult and take time, but tonight, let's agree to make that effort,' Obama said in his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress.

Obama's call for reform comes as legislatures in Texas and several other states eye Arizona-style enforcement measures to crack down on illegal immigration.

Obama said he will be 'prepared to work with Republicans and Democrats to protect our borders, enforce our laws and address the millions of undocumented workers who are now living in the"