As admitted by President Obama, the November 2, 2010 was a referendum on the policies of this current administration and the President and his surrogates failed woefully in the court of the American people. There is no sentiment about it, majority of Americans are hurting. It is the responsibility of the President to fix the problem and not shift blames. Results are rewarded, efforts are not.

The immigration policy of the President has brought untold hardship to many immigrants. The current administration has the audacity to boast to have the best record of deporting more immigrants that any of the previous presidents. Today, there are a record number of immigrants facing removal proceedings. These immigrants are subjected to indescribable expense to pay legal fees while answering the deportation charges in court.

The President received the result of this draconic immigration policy on November 2, 2010 with the drop in immigrants votes for him this year compared to 2008. I just hope that the President will reposition himself for 2012 now. The Democrats took the will of the people for granted this time and paid dearly for it at the poll. According to the report on Wikipedia “The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial governorships, 46 state legislatures (except Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia), four territorial legislatures and numerous state and local races.

Approximately 82.5 million people voted. The Democratic Party suffered major defeats in many national and state level elections, with many seats switching to Republican control. The Republican Party gained 680 seats in state legislative races to break the previous record of 628 set by Democrats in the post-Watergate elections of 1974.

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2010, halfway through President Barack Obama's first term in office. Elections were held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 U.S. states.

Republicans made a net gain of 63 seats from Democrats and retook control of the chamber which they lost in the 2006 midterm elections. This number is the highest of any House victory for a single party since 1948, and the highest of any midterm election since 1938

Elections to the United States Senate was held on November 2, 2010, for 37 of the total of 100 seats. A special election for a 38th seat was held in Massachusetts on January 19, 2010, for a term that ends in January 2013. Thirty-four of the seats were for six-year terms, while three (in Delaware, New York, and West Virginia) were special elections for shorter terms.

After the 2008 elections and their subsequent events, the United States Senate was composed of 57 Democrats, 41 Republicans, and two independents who caucus with the Democrats. Of the above 37 seats up for election in 2010, 19 were held by Democrats (seven of whom retired or were defeated in the primary) and 18 were held by Republicans (eight of whom retired or were defeated in the primary).

As in most midterm elections, the party not controlling the White House gained ground. Republicans defeated two Democratic incumbents: Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin; they also won open seats in Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota, and Pennsylvania. This was the largest number of Senate gains for the party since the 1994 election and also the first time since that election that they successfully defended all of their own seats.”

This devastating defeat of the Democrats at the poll should speak volume to the president about his policies. This month of December 2010, might be the last chance for the president to pass any major immigration bill with the Democrats majority at the lameduck Congress. The immigrants will move enmass to vote for the Republicans in 2012 to protest the negative immigration policies of Obama administration unless the president use this month of December to salvage things.

In a few days, it appears that the Democrats will present the Dream Act for vote in Congress. The Dream Act is of a limited benefit for children who entered the U.S. before the age of 16. It will be important for the president to at least lobby to add Section 245(i) relief to the bill so that immigrants who have means of adjusting their status but were hitherto hindered by their mode of entry will be able to pay penalty and adjust their status in the U.S.

I hope all immigrants will write the president and ask him to pass the Dream Act this month of December 2010. The president needs to fulfill his promise to the immigrants of the United States.

This is article is for your information only. It is not a legal advice that can only be rendered by an attorney after evaluation your case. If you need legal advice, please feel free to contact Attorney Joseph Famuyide at 718-647-6767 or send email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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