Some experts predicted the short-term impact of the change in administration would be a reduction in workplace raids. Others said they expected Congress to consider immigration legislation that previously failed to pass, such as a narrower legalization bill that would offer a chance at green cards for young illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children.
Gordon Quan, a Houston immigration attorney, said many of the problems with the current immigration system can be resolved with targeted legislation and administrative fixes while Congress and the new administration lay the groundwork for passage of a comprehensive bill.
``I don't think we need to throw the baby out with the bath water and create a whole new system,'' Quan said. ``We need to fine-tune what we have.''
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