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President Obama Takes a Political Stand on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

May 11, 2011 | Posted by: Admin under Immigration News

President Obama has challenged politicians in Washington on comprehensive immigration reform.  In yesterday’s speech in El Paso Texas, President Obama has finally come out front on the political issue of comprehensive immigration reform,  Our President expressed his concerns about the economic problems, inconsistencies and injustices caused by our broken immigration system.  Among the issues, Obama explained that it is counter intuitive to the success of our economy to educate top scientists and engineers in America and then to deny many of them the opportunity to stay in America to build our economy and create more jobs.   He reminded us that many of the top high tech companies were founded by immigrants and that these companies and high end jobs are important to building our economy by creating more jobs.  Obama explained that unscrupulous businesses are exploiting  undocumented workers with low wages which drives down all wages and creates a competitive disadvantage to honest employers who are trying to pay fair wages.  just as  important, the President recognizes the need for a new amnestyprogram in order to provide an opportunity for undocumented aliens to become legal and to fully contribute to our society and enjoy the same freedoms and equalites that Americans and legal immigrants have.  Finally, Obama is renewing the political fight for the passage of the Dream Act which will allow the innocent children of undocumented aliens who grew up in America and attended our schools to pursue higher education, start careers and continue to live in the only country they have known.

The President has outlined an agenda for immigration reform that creates an immigration policy that better balances enforcement with common sense and social justice by creating more opportunities for undocumented aliens to become legal and to keep families together.  The President’s speech strikes right at the heart of the short sighted arguments of opponents to positive immigration reform who only want to strict enforcement while ignoring the true economic and social benefits that  better comprehensive immigration reform will bring.  There is no doubt in my mind that immigration is going to be among the most heated political issue during the upcoming 2012 elections.  

I applaud our President for taking a stronger political position and finally standing up for comprehensive immigration reform.

Hoyt S. Minkoff, Esq.

The video of the President’s speech may be accessed at the link below:

http://www.barackobama.com/Immigration-Reform-Signon?