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New Homeland Security chief must reduce waiting lists for legal immigration

With an incoming President who's the son of an immigrant, it's hard not to wonder what the new administration will do on immigration reform, not to mention when Congress might take up the matter.As we watch the transition team for President-elect Barack Obama forming, the most telling immigration-related appointment so far has been that of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, who will likely head the Department of Homeland Security - a thankless task that includes authority over US immigration enforcement. So let's take a quick look at Napolitano's policies and statements as Governor on immigration reform. Reports the LA Times:As governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano last year signed into law the nation's harshest penalty for employers who knowingly hire illegal immigrants, a measure that would take away their business licenses for a second violation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).