Hillary Clinton 2016–Stronger on Immigration Reform than Obama?

http://thinkprogress.org/immigration/2015/05/06/3655540/hillary-clinton-immigration-remarks-nevada/

Hillary Clinton, one of the frontrunners for the Democratic party in the upcoming 2016 election, has made it clear that “we can’t wait any longer” for immigration reform.  Along with Obamacare, immigration reform is one of the highlights of the Obama administration’s legislation.  Obamacare ultimately passed, albeit with its share of problems; not just among citizens who had to switch health care plans, but also among outraged Republicans who shut down the government for three weeks in October 2013 in response.

Immigration reform, especially during Obama’s presidency, is even more complex.  Immigration reform has been one of the key issues in this coming election and, while Clinton claims to differ from Republicans in her position, President Reagan passed the very first amnesty back in 1986.  However, Obama only succeeded with the DACA/DAPA programs through executive action–even with a democratic supermajority, he could not get such legislation passed.

Clinton’s position, however, seems to be even stronger than Obama’s, with a clear, “stop at nothing” push for citizenship.

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