In this video, Barack Obama was aked to comment on the "contentious debate" occuring over the illegal immigration issue. Overall, his thoughts closely resemble the deal as proposed in the Senate, which ultimately failed. Of course, the big problem with the proposal was the "comprehensive" nature. If the major components are considered on their own individual qualities, built on successful implemetations of specific goals, they all gain some merit. Of course, it all starts with finally securing the border. Surprisingly, Senator Obama and I agree on this. The video is a little over 5 mins. in length.
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I just wish he would call them what they are: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, not "undocumented workers." Certainly all 12 million can’t be "workers." What grabs me about this is the emphasis Obama places on securing the border. The notion of actually doing that seems to be more bipartisan than ever! We are making progress…
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