Tomorrow, US President Barack Obama is
announcing a new approach to immigration reform.
This is an issue I care deeply about, and that
organizations like FWD.us have focused on helping to
achieve.
America is a nation of immigrants. We need a fair
immigration system that welcomes the most talented
and hardworking people, that treats the children
brought here by their parents with compassion and
that consistently enforces our laws.
I started personally focusing on this when I taught a
class at a local middle school. I found out later than
some of my best students were undocumented. They
had lived in the US for as long as they could
remember. They are good, talented students, and it
is deeply unfair that they won't have the same
opportunities as the rest of my kids.
Right now there are 11 million undocumented
immigrants in the US. Many of them perform roles
that are important to our lives and our economy. But
they live in fear because of their uncertain legal
status. We need to fix this.
Most people -- both Republicans and Democrats --
agree our immigration system is broken. But they
haven't yet been able to come together to propose a
joint solution. I hope they will continue to work to
pass legislation.
Tomorrow President Obama is going to discuss the
changes he plans to make using his own authority. I
encourage you to tune in.

You can watch the President talk about his upcoming
announcements here: https://www.facebook.com/barackobama/posts/10152699817926749