For you nay-sayers out there who don’t believe immigration is (or should be) a top-tier issue, I have a little bit of reading for you. Not only will this issue be on the forefront of Obama’s agenda, but it intersects with almost every other issue that is at the top of the American public’s list right now.
In a great article at Politico, Gebe Martinez discusses why Obama cannot, and will not, avoid the immigration issue when he takes office next year.
But in the presidential transition offices, immigration is cited as a top-tier issue that Obama will have to tackle early in his administration. It has also been assigned its own study group, one of seven working groups created by the transition team to examine high priorities.
Given that it intersects with the economy, health care, education and other key concerns, immigration is too complex a topic to ignore. As economic and health care initiatives are rushed out of the gate in January, proposed immigration reforms will likely be close behind.
After Rev. Timothy McDonald charged us to “go get it did”, everyone is slowly making their way to the buses outside.