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| from www.texastribune.org |
As if in response to my post from earlier this week, Illegal Immigration and the Need for Reform, the Wall Street Journal reported today that the Obama administration would review the cases of 300,000 illegal immigrants and might allow some of them to apply for work permits, and remain in the country while the applications are pending.
According to the article, the number of deportations has increased under the Obama administration, but this new stricter policy is overwhelming immigration courts, which now have a backlog of around one year.
Part of the justification for changing the policy may be political (Obama needs the Hispanic vote), but it is also practical. A draconian crack-down on illegal immigration is expensive, and I guess the politicians who push for this approach are to some degree playing to the xenophobia of their electorate. Our agricultural industry, especially, needs these workers. Immigration reform that works is what is needed, not more cops, jails and courts.
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