In Mexico, Obama says immigration reform will have to wait

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Peter Nicholas and Tracy Wilkinson report from Guadalajara, Mexico:

Locked in a healthcare debate that is claiming much of his energy, President Obama acknowledged that a push to overhaul the nation’s immigration system will have to wait until 2010 and even then will prove a major political test.

Obama suggested it would be too ambitious to aim for passage of new immigration laws before the end of the year, at a time when he will be confronting ‘a pretty big stack of bills.’

Speaking at the end of a two-day summit meeting of fellow North American leaders, Obama said, ‘Now, I’ve got a lot on my plate, and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives in a way where they don’t all just crash at the same time.’

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-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City