Thread: Prospects for Immigration under Obama, Mark Kirkorian

November 12, 2008, 6:00 a.m.

‘I’m a Strong Believer You Have to Obey the Law’

A look ahead at Obama’s immigration policy.

By Mark Krikorian


Now that we know who’s going to be in the White House and Congress next year, what are the prospects for immigration?

Despite big Democratic gains in Congress, the results aren’t as bad for the cause of immigration enforcement as a simple partisan approach to the issue might suggest. After all, one of the ways Democrats have been picking up formerly Republican seats over the past few elections has been to nominate immigration hawks like Heath Shuler of North Carolina and Brad Ellsworth of Indiana.

Roy Beck of Numbers USA has done a preliminary analysis of House results and finds that there are six incoming pro-amnesty Democrats replacing somewhat anti-amnesty Republicans, though none of the Democrats made immigration a major issue. On the other hand, three other newly elected Democrats ran on very strong pro-enforcement platforms and four others appear to be much more hawkish than the Republicans they’ll replace. In Beck’s words, “The results of this evening have not been a reason for celebrating. But neither have they been a reason for us to put on sackcloth.â€

I changed the title from, "'Obey The Law' - Mark Kirkorian".

The ACLU is planning a rally the day after Obama's Inauguration to stop the raids and put Amnesty back on the front burner.

Now if he supports the stopping of the raids, he would be going directly against his own endorsment for the E-Verify progam.