Thursday, December 31, 2009

Obama Readying Immigration Overhaul Despite Political Risks

Immigration reform is still on the agenda for 2010, a brave move for a political party. A path to citizenship is part of the plan, let's hope it passes and does not prove too costly for the administration. - - Donna Poisl

WASHINGTON - The punishing battle over healthcare is still unresolved, but the Obama administration is quietly laying plans to take up another issue that could generate even more controversy and political division--a major overhaul of the nation's immigration system.

Already, senior White House aides have privately assured Latino activists that the president will back legislation in 2010 to provide a road to citizenship for the estimated 12 million undocumented workers now living in the United States.
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