On immigration

Starting Jan. 20, Barack Obama should be the president of all Americans -- and should not enact policies for the good of only a particular racial or ethnic group. Granting amnesty to 12 million illegal immigrants could increase the U.S. population by far more than that in the next 20 years, if we consider the relatives who would follow those granted amnesty. Newcomers will need jobs, healthcare, education and many other social services, thus exacerbating existing problems of concern to Latino Americans, among others. Particularly at this time, when more than 10 million Americans are out of work, President-elect Obama should call for an immigration moratorium that benefits all Americans.

Yeh Ling-Ling

Oakland

The writer is executive director of

Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America.