Check out this article: http://www.sacbee.com/501/story/1416648.html
Do you think President-Elect Obama will wait to introduce comprehensive immigration reform given the economic crisis? Would it be better for him to reform the system piecemeal, as one in the article suggests?
The economy will be at the forefront of the Obama administration and it will remain at the forefront until significant improvement is made. With
If Obama does not tend to the immigration issue immediately, it will not be because it is being put on the backburner. He is going to try to amend the most important issue affecting all Americans today: THE ECONOMY. The pcketbook agenda was critically the most important issue in deciding the candidate for the presidency. Clearly voters, including a landslide of Latinos thought Obama would be the ideal choice. I feel he should reform the system piecemeal according to priority. Obama will not be able to put off immigration reform for too long since immigration advocates will certainly be watching how quickly he addresses the problem as soon as he takes office.
I read in an article that advocates are hoping he will reform this issue within a the first year of his presidency. In order for immigration to take precedence over the economic crisis, a march will be held in Washington. Since a lot of Latino votes were from Mexican immigrants, I’m sure this issue will be pushed constantly.
I too believe that the Latino vote really did help Obama’s run fo President. I dont really agree with the fact that the Obama necessarily “owes” anything to the Hispanic community. The way i see it, he shoudl face our nation’s problems with the level of importance to the nation as a whole. Immigration reform will be an issue that will be on a list of issues and will be fixed with time. We all just need to be patient and work with Obama’s party.
I think that immigration reform will not be number one on the agenda given the current state of the economy. However, I do think that it will be addressed in due time. I agree that the situation should be approached piece by piece and not drastically given the precariousness of the economy. It is feasible that Obama would lose support in the Hispanic community if he were to avoid immigration reform, since it was an issue that won many votes for him during his campaign. The ways in which Obama chooses to handle the economy, immigration, and the war in Iraq will have a substantial effect on the way he is perceived as president.
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