Immigration Reform Next for Obama Cabinet: Labor Secretary Hilda Solis and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke took a page from their personal histories in making an economic argument for why immigration reform should be the next domestic agenda item for President Barack Obama's administration.
The pursuit of a better life, both said, gives immigrants an extra motivating factor to take risks and reach further than their circumstances for a dream.
Immigrants 'are generating businesses, they are employing people, and I'm happy to say, they are paying their taxes,' Solis said. 'There is great potential for our country in so many different ways.'
Speaking at an event Wednesday at the Washington think tank Center for American Progress, Solis and Locke shared their stories as the children of Hispanic and Asian immigrants, respectively, and offered their opinions on the best way to address national immigration issues.
