Barack Obama promised to have an immigration bill he could support in his first year in office . Ruben Navarrette Jr. says the president did n't fulfill the promise . He says Republicans share the blame , but Democrats control Washington . That first year came and went , and now we 're 18 months into the Obama administration . TL;DR The House passed a bipartisan measure Thursday that would grant legal status and work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants who came here as children. Latino voters are losing faith in the Obama administration .
Barack Obama promised to have an immigration bill he could support in his first year in office . Ruben Navarrette Jr. says the president did n't fulfill the promise . He says Republicans share the blame , but Democrats control Washington . TL;DR The House passed a bipartisan measure Thursday that would grant legal status and work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants who came here as children. Latino voters are losing faith in the Obama administration .