As has been widely reported, President Barack Obama’s long-standing promise to take executive action on immigration reform—made in response to inaction by Congress—has been deferred until after the midterm elections. Because of the humanitarian crisis involving waves of unaccompanied and undocumented minors crossing the southern U.S. border, as well as other international concerns with which the White House is currently grappling, immigration reform has been deemed too much of a hot button issue to act upon in the current climate.
The president has stated that he wants to spend more time assessing immigration reform to determine the appropriate action, and to ensure that the American people understand why executive action is good for the country, and more specifically, the economy. Others posit that, for the sake of political expediency, executive action has been delayed to aid Democratic congressional candidates in tough reelection battles in conservative states. Certainly, invoking executive action has the potential to overly politicize immigration issues, making it more difficult for long-term comprehensive reform to be enacted by Congress. But while there is surely some wisdom in waiting, several pressing needs of employers and their foreign national employees continue to go unaddressed.
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