Comprehensive Immigration Reform - is Now the Time?

No sooner than the networks declared President Obama the victor in last week's Presidential Election, did we begin hearing renewed calls for immigration reform. However, this time it was a little different. This time it wasn't the progressives, liberals, or Latinos we normally hear from (although we did hear it from them too). What marked this watershed moment, was that the calls were coming from the Republicans this time too. A chorus of voices from the right including Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), House Speaker John Boehner, and none other than conservative TV pundit Sean Hannity, all were calling in unison for comprehensive immigration reform - reform that includes a pathway to Citizenship for the estimated 12 million people living illegally in the United States, as well as stronger border security and tighter workforce regulation of undocumented immigrants.

This is a breakthrough moment for millions of undocumented people - a moment that hopefully will see broad bipartisan support for a problem that has thus far eluded many a Congress. Reports are saying that this agenda is right at the top for President Obama, alongside tackling the growing deficit problem. If all this talk of immigration reform sounds familiar, it is because it is. We heard this groundswell of support before in 2007, led by Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and McCain (R-AZ). However, as we are all aware, the measure sputtered and died in the Senate.

For the prosperity, security, and future of the United States, I for one hope that comprehensive immigration reform is passed into law by Congress and the President...time will only tell, stay tuned...

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