While testifying before Congress yesterday, Secretary Napolitano vowed that she would "get to the bottom" of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in Bellingham, Washington. As the Washington Times reported, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official stated that "the secretary is not happy and this is not her policy."
In further developments, Whitehouse spokesman Nick Shapiro told the Washington Times that "these raids are not a long term solution." I was also pleased to hear him say that "The president believes we must respect due process and our best values as we enforce the law. The real answer to our broken immigration system is to fix it. The president has said that we will start the immigration reform debate this year, and this continues to be the plan."
This is one of the first statements from the Whitehouse signaling that they plan to follow through with their campaign promise of pursuing comprehensive immigration reform during the first year in office.
It appears that Obama does still get it. But we need to make sure that his "getting it" turns into actual policy.
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