New Immigration Reform - The President's Plan

Recently President Obama announced plans to reform immigration laws. According to the Washington Post's transcript of the speech, the three big changes he wants to make are

• to give more resources on the border to catch people who cross the border illegally and return them to their home country quicker.
• to make it easier and faster for immigrants who are high-skilled, graduates and entrepreneurs to stay in the United States.
• Deal with the many undocumented immigrants who are already in the U.S.
• If an undocumented immigrant matches the following criteria, they can apply to stay temporarily without fear of deportation.
• has been in the country more than 5 years.
• has children who are U.S. citizens or illegal residents.
• register, pass a criminal background, and promise to pay taxes
• It's important to recognize this does not mean they will become U.S. citizens.

Read more about this flowchart here.

Hot Tamale Activities - Complete one or more of these activities as a advanced/Hot Tamale blog post. Title your post the title of this blog post.

• Do you think this is a step in the right direction for immigration reform? Explain your answer. 
• Select a quote from Obama's speech, copy it in an indented quote format on your blog, and explain why you agree or disagree with his statement.