The Candidates on Immigration

We have been reporting for the last year or so on the positions on immigration of various immigration candidates. CNN (here) has posted capsule summaries on the various candidates’ positions of immigration.

On a related note, the Washington Times (here) reports that Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Illinois) claims that the Dems will not attempt comprehensive immigration reform until at least the second term of a prospective Democratic president.   At its annual convention last weekend, the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) in Miami convention hosted both Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. When asked whether if elected she would make immigration reform a first-term issue. Clinton said she wouldn’t predict enactment, but promised “my best efforts.”  Speaking after her, Obama said “in my first term, we will make this a priority and get this done.”

KJ