The other big story besides the huge recession is Immigration. Obama is set to release and immigration reform, unfortunately he is not pushing towards passing it this year. He says he has a lot on his plate this year and he doesn't think that he will be able to deal with this issue just yet. President Obama says that the Immigration system is broken but the economy comes first. If the president can complete what he needs to by early May, he will start the reform and he will remove incentives to enter the US legally, more border patrols and work with Mexico to slow the immigration rate. Some congressman believe that the problem can be solved now even in these hard political times, but the word overall is that the reform will start next May. The reform can either be a great success or a great failure in my opinion. It can be successful in the way that it can actually slow down the immigration rate. Or it can be a great failure in the way that it can spark anger and controversy over if it's the right decision.
Is this reform a good idea or just a bad idea all together?
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/09/obama.immigration/index.html#cnnSTCText
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I'm behind Obama for this one. He does have a lot to do, and the economy does come first. I mean the economy is the biggest complaint that people have right now; why would the people complain if he wants to focus on immigration next year? He still has three years in his term, one year focusing mainly on the economy isn't a crime. the immigration problem isn't simple to fix, if he tried to fix it right now he might lose even more support which will make it harder for anyone to support his economical reforms.
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ReplyDeleteObama’s plan seems reasonable, for he is the President of the United States, a highly diverse nation, so therefore his judgment has to be detached from any sort of preference to a specific cause upheld by a group of people. He has to remain impartial and objective to the needs of everyone, currently being the economy, which has affected a multitude of Americans of all colors, ethnicities,religion etc....First he must take a look at the issues that have a great impact on most American citizens, tackle the problems the nation faces together as a country. Now don’t get me wrong I am all for an immigration reform but currently I don’t believe it should be the country’s priority. Primarily, since after all immigrants arrive full of dreams seeking to prosper financially and it wouldn’t make sense to come into a nation that is facing an economic crisis. So I must agree with Obama’s decision to delay the immigration reform for the moment, it seems like a logical decision.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Obama as well. The economy should be everyones main priority now in days. I just feel like all the attention is going to the health care refom right now. But may it's not that far. Obama's administration has a reasonable plan for what they think will fix the immigration status. I just hope that he doesn't let his supporters down.
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