President Barack Obama: Immigration

Immigration Law Dept: As proposed, the bill would enact the biggest changes to immigration law in more than a quarter century, according to Montreal Gazette. Overhauling the famously snarled immigration system is a top priority for President Barack Obama in his second term, and it's the rare issue with support from both parties in a bitterly divided Congress. Opposition Republicans, who lost badly in last year's election, quickly turned to immigration as a possible way to attract the Hispanic voters who heavily supported Obama for re-election and WASHINGTON - Democratic and Republican negotiators have reached agreement on all the major elements of sweeping legislation to remake U.S. immigration laws and expect to present the bill next week, lawmakers said. The landmark legislation would greatly boost border security, put the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally on a path to citizenship and require all employers to verify the legal status of their workers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.