Obama v. McCain on Immigration

Many of our clients and readers have asked us what kind of relief or changes they can expect once the new president takes office in January of 2009.  Although it is difficult to predict the exact type of policies they will implement once they take office, the Wall Street Journal created a helpful chart comparing Obama and McCain on immigration.

WSJ: Immigration – Obama v. McCain

As the chart suggests, both candidates are not very far apart on immigration.  Both support some part to legalization of illegal alient, both are for tougher penalties for hiring illegals, and both support increase in the number of visas, especially to reunite families.  Thus, we are hopful that the new administration will provide some long-expected relief for immigrants waiting in a processing backlog or waiting to be reunited with their families.