Last week’s election showed the importance of immigrant voting blocks. The percentage of immigrant voters rose, while the percentage of African American voters remained the same and white American voters decreased.
Leaders from both sides are now talking about what is needed for Comprehensive Immigration Reform to happen. It is in the best interest of both the Democrats and the Republicans for reform to happen.
The three big issues that still need to be resolved are:
- Enforcement of borders
- Future flow of immigrants and workers
- What to do with the approximately 8-12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the US
This week’s blogs will focus on each of these in more detail. Pressure is mounting from media to get something done quickly:
Washington Post (Opinion): The way forward
By Charles Krauthammer
CNN (Opinion): Both parties must lead on immigration
By Ali Noorani
TIME (Opinion): The Power of the Asian and Latino Vote
By Jose Antonio Vargas
ABC News: GOP Soul Searching Could Spur Action on Immigration
By Z Byron Wolf
USA Today (Editorial): Immigration reform good for GOP, USA
Bloomberg (Editorial): The Political Inevitability of Immigration Reform
