Hispanic groups demand Obama stop deportations

A group of 39 Hispanic organizations sent a post-election letter to President Obama Wednesday demanding that he immediately stop deportations of thousands of illegal immigrants and implement significant provisions in a rejected bipartisan immigration reform bill.

“Election Day has come and gone,” said Jose Calderon, president of the Hispanic Federation. “The time for big, bold and unapologetic administrative relief is now. The president has both broad legal authority under law and the moral imperative to act. The Latino community is looking at the president to take concrete steps to end the suffering of undocumented Latino families and workers. No more excuses. No more delays. No more unfulfilled promises.”