Peter Spiro

Temple University Law School

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Charles R. Weiner Professor of Law at Temple University and author of Beyond Citizenship: American Identity after Globalization; former clerk for Supreme Court Justice David Souter

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"So immigration is not just the right thing to do. It's smart for our economy." President Obama returns to a risky issue at the start of his re-election campaign.

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"Comprehensive immigration reform" was a promise of Barack Obama 's first presidential campaign. Now he's returned to it as he tries for a second term.

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