Deportation Policy

According to the New York Times, President Obama met with Hispanic activists on Friday where he “pledged to refine enforcement of immigration laws.”  The article states that Obama was motivated to meet with this group to ensure that his party does not lose the Hispanic vote in the next election.   The Hispanic activist would like Obama to stop the deportation of illegal immigrants; however Obama does is hesitant to do so.  Although he believes that the immigrants should not be deported, he is incapable of lifting the laws without getting backlash from the Republican party, who would be sure to argue that his lifting the law is illegal. 

This article relates to our reading on the public sphere.  The Hispanic activist are an example of the public sphere, as they have all gathered together to discuss their feelings towards the immigration law and the need to have it lifted.   On a larger level , the millions of immigrants that these activists are representing are also part of the public sphere.   I am sure conversations about this law have and will continue to take place within this group of people, as it effects all of them. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/us/politics/deportation-policy-shift-is-signaled-by-obama.html?_r=0