Pieter Speyer's Page

I want to commend you, Pieter, for hosting a radio show that is a bold forum for the cause of immigration reform. I hope you will continue to keep the issue alive – especially in the coming months.
During the campaign, president-elect Obama promised to initiate legislation for comprehensive immigration reform in the first 100 days of his administration. Like most presidents, Mr. Obama will come into office with considerable political capital during the proverbial “honeymoon” period with congress and the media. However, the economy has already become Mr. Obama’s primary public focus.
No sensible person would argue the economy is not a vital issue. But if those of us committed to immigration reform sit idly and let our new president expend his political capital exclusively on the economy, what will he have left for immigration reform?
We need to hold Mr. Obama to his pledge. Otherwise, immigration reform will once again languish on the back burner. It will take a considerable political effort to overcome the hyperactive nativist fringe who vehemently oppose immigration reform. A president weakened in the polls and beholden to many in congress will not be able to push the legislation past the amnesty chorus.
Please keep up your excellent work.