So this is, as I’ve said in the past, something that has associated with it some pretty strong conservative talking points. There is a strong conservative case to be made for passing comprehensive immigration reform. And that’s why the President believes that the consensus that’s been built around it will ultimately lead to it passing and to him being able to sign it into law — because, going back to some of these other questions, it’s not about him. We are fully confident that House Republicans aren’t going to support immigration reform, because President Obama believes it’s the right thing to do. They’re going to do it, ultimately, because it’s the right thing for our economy, it’s the right thing for the middle class, it’s the right thing for security, and because they’re hearing that from a lot of different quarters — from business, from labor, from law enforcement, from religious leaders. So that kind of consensus is not often achieved here, and I think that reflects why there’s such a strong case for getting comprehensive immigration reform done.
Carney: "A strong conservative case to be made for passing comprehensive immigration reform"
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