A hopeful piece about immigration reform this year. - - Donna Poisl
By Rep. Mike Honda and Sonia Manzano, Special to Roll Call
The tide seems to be turning in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, despite populist trends that might suggest otherwise. President Barack Obama’s ability in 2010 to hammer out reform has been helped by some unusual suspects. Democrats, already on board the reform bandwagon, are even seeing some conservatives rally for similar reform measures.
These new voices, along with recent polling that puts the majority of the American public in favor of a legalization process for our 12 million undocumented immigrants, bodes well for a nation in desperate need of a new immigration policy. This president, unlike his predecessor, will not shy away from needed reform as it is the right thing to do economically, the right thing to do politically, and the right thing to do morally.
In the throes of America’s recession, Obama must do everything in his power to weigh the fiscal pros and cons of any policy decision.
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