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IS COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM ON ITS WAY? What will it take?  Lawmakers across the country have been pressing President Obama and his administration to direct the administration’s attention to comprehensive immigration reform. Since President Obama has taken office, his administration has been forced to focus primarily on the economy and the mortgage crisis, and as a result, his administration placed the issue of immigration reform back on the shelf. Until now. Over the past few weeks, President Obama has met with lawmakers to renew his promise to tackle the all-important issue of comprehensive immigration reform. During the campaign trail, President Obama advocated for a comprehensive overhaul of immigration policy, including creating a possible path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who otherwise were law-abiding. So despite the urgency to repair the economy, lawmakers strongly believe that immigration legislation “is on the agenda and moving forward.” House Democrats have also added their support for comprehensive immigration reform. By working across the aisle, several key Democrats intend to have a legislation package in place before President Obama holds a much need immigration summit at the White House in the upcoming months. “The signal was clear to Congress that we can be instrumental in getting things going,” said House Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.). He also emphasized the need to work with Republicans who supported the failed proposal in the 110th Congress. Unfortunately for proponents of immigration reform, there have been many “restrictionists” that have impeded comprehensive immigration reform. "I can't understand the rationale of giving citizenship to people who have broken the law," said John Vinson, editor of Americans for Immigration Control. Vinson added, ". . . why do we want to bring in these workers when we're facing a possible recession.” Although opponents of comprehensive immigration reform continue to voice their concern about the rising number of undocumented workers, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev), nonetheless, hopes to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill before the end of the year. So despite the challenges facing President Obama and his administration, the recent news regarding the potential likelihood of comprehensive immigration reform brings great hope to those who have been waiting to experience the “American Dream.”  Attorney
Shan Momin is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and practices
in various fields of law, including Immigration, Business Law,
Bankruptcy, Family Law, and Personal Injury. You can contact
Attorney Momin at (770) 39-MOMIN (396-6646), or you can email
him at shan@mominlawfirm.com. You can also visit Attorney Momin
and The Momin Law Firm, P.C., online at
www.mominlawfirm.com |