Rahm Emanuel

You would think that the Latino electorate would have a lot to be pleased about after President Obama’s first year in office.
Take health care. Prior to reform one in three Latinos did not have health insurance. Thanks to the landmark overhaul, some Latinos will benefit as early as late June when many uninsurable or “priced out” citizens with preexisting conditions will begin to see new insurance options. Also, small firms with less than 25 employees will soon be eligible for tax credits to help provide coverage for their workers.

Tired of contentious, polarizing issues that pit red- and blue-state Americans against each other and make it impossible for them to find common ground? Well, rest easy. It's time for consensus-building, bipartisan, comprehensive immigration reform!

Seriously. It's OK. Starting the debate now won't usher in the apocalypse, despite the fervor of the few and the loud who have so effectively demonized immigrants and distracted the country from the truth about immigration.