It was an evening of good news and bad news for nearly 150 immigrants and advocates who packed a forum on immigration reform last night with Rep. Peter King.
The Seaford Republican told the standing-room-only crowd in Brentwood that he remains committed to “legalization and a pathway to citizenship” in a package of measures to fix a broken immigration system.
But he also said there was “significant opposition in the Republican Party” to proposed reform principles that were recently issued. Reform may be possible, the congressman said, though “maybe not this year, I’ll be honest with you on that.” Readmore