Window of opportunity closing for Obama.

• Position: Immigration Reform - Barack Obama - Brief article

By waiting to play his hand on immigration reform, Pres. Barack Obama may have missed an opportunity to get meaningful legislation passed. "As we head into the final months before the November elections, immigration reform's window of opportunity may now be closed," indicates John D. Graham, a former administrator of the Office of Management and Budget under Pres. George W. Bush and author of Bush on the Home Front, which analyzes the former president's domestic legislative success and failures.

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"Obama's push for reform at this stage could be perceived as politically motivated, which will reduce his chances for Republican collaboration."

Moreover, Graham adds, the Arizona law to fight illegal immigration has muddied the waters for the President's legislative push. "It makes things much more difficult for Obama to find bipartisan support since the Federal...