Napolitano supports DREAM Act

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary has again called for comprehensive US immigration reform and offered her continued support to the DREAM Act.

In the latest development of improvements to the failing US immigration system, Janet Napolitano called for reform, ‘from border security and interior enforcement to reform of our visa programs and legalization for illegal workers.’

The statement from someone so high up in the Obama administration is a clear sign of what to expect in the latter half of 2009.

“This is one of those areas that everyone wants the immigration laws enforced, but also deal with the human issues that arise here. … The DREAM Act is a good piece of legislation and a good idea,” Napolitano said.

Supporters such as the American Immigration Lawyers Association and America’s Voice hailed the Secretary’s comments as a show of support in line with public sentiment.