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Chris Chmielenski
President Obama is learning the hard way that no matter which political party is in the White House, it isn’t easy to cut reimbursements to states for locking up law-breaking illegal immigrants.Obama, to trim the $3.4 billion budget plan making its way through Congress, had proposed this week a package of $17 billion in domestic cuts. Republicans said the proposal didn’t cut enough, while Democrats objected to cutting some of the programs.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/09/obama-faces-fierce-opposition-cutting-aid-imprisoning-illegal-immigrants/FOXNews.com
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