Barack Obama & Carl Shusterman

BARACK OBAMA CHATS WITH CARL SHUSTERMAN

At the time this photo was taken in early 2008, Senator Obama was a hopeful young senator from Illinois trying to gather support and break an important racial barrier by becoming the President of the United States.

As a U.S. Senator from Illinois, and as a candidate, he championed comprehensive immigration reform. As an underdog candidate, he was able to gain support from a broad range of groups using the phrase, “Yes, We Can!” echoing the refrain of Cesar Chavez, “Si, se puede!”.

Attorney Carl Shusterman met Senator Obama at a fundraiser for Congressman Howard Berman, a longtime champion of immigration reform. Though their conversation was brief, Attorney Shusterman feels that Mr. Obama, now the President-Elect, will be a powerful force in bringing undocumented workers out of the shadows, and making our nation’s immigration policies more fair and reasonable.

The Obama Administration on Immigration contains the New Administration’s positions on immigration in some detail.