Reform plan on Immigration Policy

This week, President Obama has been discussing a new immigration reform policy. Obama hopes to provide a ‘path to citizenship’ for more than 11 million undocumented immigrants. Obama is trying to carry out a plan, crafted by the Senate, which requires undocumented immigrants to educate themselves, provide background checks and pay a penalty. The plan will also strengthen border control and security. The American Latino populations are not sure what to think of this plan. Obama had promised to focus on immigration policy as a first priority in his 2008 campaign, but it was never carried out. Now he hopes to get his policy implemented immediately in order to amend the legal immigration system. I believe that this is a good move for Obama because it helps both his approval ratings and the country’s future legal immigration system.