Facts
During his campaign, President-Elect Obama promised to bring about comprehensive immigration reform. He repeatedly supported measures to fix the dysfunctional immigration bureaucracy by increasing the numbers of legal immigrants in order to keep families together and meet the demand for jobs that employers can't fill. Further he supported a system that allows undocumented immigrants the opportunity to come out of the shadows and into a legal status.
With the significant gain of seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate made by the Democratic Party in the 2008 elections, President-Elect Obama will be able to address immigration reform within his first 100 days. In addition, Senator John McCain will continue to be an ally in the Senate and assist the President-Elect in his efforts to craft and pass comprehensive immigration reform.
The President-Elect needs to know that the Hispanic community does not consider these idle promises and that we expect him to deliver the Change We Need. He has the votes in Congress to get immigration reform passed. The Keep the Promise Clock will hold him and the Democratic Party to their promises.
