He could set the stage for it as a priority in the second term by speaking about it now and also assure excitement in the Latino community for his reelection.
Pre 1997, education was to be our first priority; by the second term, it had been overtaken by health.
The policy shift was endorsed by 498 local branches before the event, and since the conference last December, 77 branches have passed a motion calling on Labor to deliver "a full election policy announcement to underpin this major reform as a high priority for the first term of a Labor federal government".
"Climate change is a major political topic again," ever since President Obama made climate action a priority for this second term, said Taylor.
Comprehensive immigration reform — last attempted during the second term of President George W. Bush — should be a priority for whoever wins in November.
The quality of justice in this nation depends on President Obama continuing to make the nomination of individuals who would increase the diversity of the federal bench in a number of important ways -- including gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation and also legal experience -- a priority for his second term, laying the foundations of a lasting legacy for the judiciary.
In a speech to cheering supporters, Ms Rousseff said the top priority for her second term would be political reform.
Even as President Obama makes immigration reform the top legislative priority for his second term, DHS continues to deport about 1,000 people a day -- including many who could qualify for legalization under the Senate-passed immigration reform bill.
"Of course president Obama certainly did not take up the cause in the way we had hoped but he has indicated in numerous events and in the New Yorker and Rolling Stone that climate will be a top priority for his second term," said Betsy Taylor, president of the climate strategy firm Breakthrough Solutions.
Obama considers the pact a top priority for his second term.
At least for the first term.
