SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE EDITORIAL

Key struggle ahead

No point in waiting to fix immigration

2:00 a.m. April 11, 2009

President Obama isn't afraid to use power, and he reportedly intends to use it to confront immigration reform this year.

According to The New York Times, Obama plans to address the volatile issue beginning next month. Senior administration officials reveal that those plans include providing a path for illegal immigrants to gain legal status. The Times quotes Cecilia Munoz, director of intergovernmental affairs in the White House, as saying that Obama will pursue “policy reform that controls immigration and makes it an orderly system.â€