President Obama Hopes for Immigration Reform in Second Term

President Obama seems confident that he will win a second-term and told a Hispanic audience that he would push for serious immigration reform after he gets re-elected.

President Obama told an Univision radio audience that he was committed to overhauling the immigration system. He has recently lost support with Latinos because of his failure to get some comprehensive reform passed. But the President states that Republicans in Congress have put up roadblocks that have prevented the administration from overhauling the system.

The need for reform in the naturalization system has been emphasized by immigration attorneys, immigrant advocates and Latino citizens alike. One of the reforms advocated by the current administration the DREAM Act failed to pass in Congress.

The DREAM Act would have given young Latinos an easy path to citizenship if they attended college or served in the military. These young people only have one option at the moment, and that is to leave the country and reapply for a visa or citizenship with the help of an immigration lawyer. Many of these young people have never lived outside of the U.S.

President Obama told host Eddie Sotelo, “So far, we haven’t even seen any of the Republican candidates even support immigration reform. In fact their leading candidate said he would veto even the DREAM Act much less comprehensive immigration reform.”

Currently, close to 12 Latino immigrants live in the U.S so their vote in the general election is very important and immigration reform is important. Immigration attorneys can some of them, but they face many challenges.