Obama on immigrant - Do it now

With Arizona’s controversial immigration law now in place, President Obama has immigration reform plans that he wants commitment-phobic Republicans to bite into. The Associated Press reports that in a recent speech at American University, President Obama called the immigration stance of 11 Republican senators into question. While they’d been with the president on immigration reform within the past, election-year back scratching has them blowing with the wind.

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Obama wants immigration to stay a strong issue

The Arizona law served to highlight much of what Obama wants concerning immigration, even though the president considers it to be somewhat ill-conceived. The system in place is certainly broken, and new fences and agents won’t change that completely. Government should be held responsible for border security, Obama stated. At the very same time, companies who hire illegal's should face heavy fines. Those who do enter The US illegally should also take responsibility for their actions and immediately work to rectify the wrong by working to become citizens. Achieving this will require bipartisan commitment, something the president clearly understands.

The GOP can’t seem to muster a strong response

Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, one of those receiving Obama’s immigration ire, claims that border security must be addressed before “comprehensive immigration reform,” if the two can in fact be separated and wiped clean of political doubletalk. Other Republicans approach the matter in a similar fashion. Considering recent AP polls (where 57 percent of respondents stated that illegal immigration is a drain on society and 80 percent felt the federal government should do more to curb illegal immigration), perhaps the hesitancy of politicians like Kyl is what’s ill-conceived.

Obama on immigration – His road

Chuck Schumer and Lindsey Graham penned a bill that would require illegal immigrants to fess up, and Obama endorses the immigration plan. They’d catch up on their back taxes, pay fines and repay society via other community service, all the when working toward becoming citizens. Sen. Graham is not nevertheless on board, unfortunately, per the AP.

SB 1070 is just a single step

Full accountability can be the key to effective immigration reform and border security. Per Obama’s wishes, SB 1070 will bolster existing border security and make it clear that America will not abide by the status quo. Action must be taken; standing pat will only prove that Obama and also the U.S. government actually believes the broken immigration system is good for America.

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