Comprehensive Immigration Reform Around the Corner

All indications point to comprehensive immigration reform topping the President's agenda for 2013. "Fiscal Cliff" matters aside, leading pundits expect the President and Congress to begin lengthy negotiations on comprehensive immigration reform bill addressing the nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. Leading Republicans including Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and most recently, former President George Bush, have all called for addressing the current immigration problems facing the country.

As we ring in the New Year, expect swift action and prioritization of immigration reform from both sides of the aisle. What the bill will contain is anyone's guess, but leading authorities on immigration law believe a path to Citizenship is essential and near mandatory for the law to take effect.

As a practitioner of immigration law, I am excited to see what developments come out of Washington, DC in the coming months, stay tuned!