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Obama blasts Arizona immigration bill – ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

US president Barack Obama has attacked a controversial Arizona immigration bill which civil rights activists say will lead to racial profiling.

Mr Obama is coming under increasing pressure to make good on a promise to overhaul immigration law in America.

The Latino community has been outraged at a new bill in Arizona that requires people to carry their alien registration documents at all times and gives police broader powers to question suspected illegal immigrants.

Mr Obama calls it misguided.

“I’ve instructed members of my administration to closely monitor the situation and examine the civil rights and other implications of this legislation,” he said.

Some in Congress are saying the proposed state law is unconstitutional.

Mr Obama says the federal government must act on the immigration issue to avoid “irresponsibility by others”.

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive – Obama set to hold twice-delayed immigration meeting « – Blogs from CNN.com.

President Obama is scheduled to host a variety of Democratic and Republican party leaders at the White House today.  The goal is to start the conversation of how a possible immigration reform bill might look.  Obama has reiterated that he wants “comprehensive immigration reform that paves the way for citizenship for millions of undocumented workers.”

This is just a beginning, but the with nation still under seige by the continuing economic crisis, it sounds like any immigration bill will be a tough sell in the current political climate.

What do you think?