President Obama has a lot on his plate. From the controversy behind health care to the constant urgency that is keeping an entire nation safe. One of the main hardships of this country is immigration and the laws that must be regulated in order to keep a fair balance in living in the land of the free.

In the times where news is just a tweet away and our President Barak Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama are well and present on social media. Michelle Obama tweeted on Tuesday; "As families begin to gather for Thanksgiving, I'm thinking of the brave #Fast4Families immigration reform advocates. We're with you. -mo." The First Lady was referring to "a group staging a public fast in Washington, D.C., seeking to pressure Congress into passing an immigration bill".

During his immigration speech last Monday in SanFrancisco, President Obama praised the "brave advocates who had been fasting for two weeks, sacrificing themselves in an effort to get Congress to act". Vice President Joe Biden is said to have visited the Fast for Families site on the National Mall as have other top government officials. Hopefully, Obama's efforts along with these strong advocates will finally move hearts in Congress.

Obama specifically mentioned, Eliseo Medina, in his speech, which is the international secretary-treasure of the Service Employees International Union. "I want them to know we hear you, we're with you [and] the whole country hears you".

The president was referring to Congress officials who seem to make all of Obama's wishes pretty difficult to approve. One of the biggest reasons many immigrants originally voted for Obama as our president was because he wanted to help immigrants. This country was built on immigration. Once you think about it, no one but the Native American race are of true American decent. Our mothers, fathers, grandparents and great-grandparents emigrated from other countries to create what the United States is, a melting pot. Therefore, fairness with regulation and respect for the hardworking immigrants of this country is what we need to fight for.

On behalf of all immigrants, we thank those who are fighting for fair rights in the front lines.

What do you think of the fasting protest? Can immigration laws do more for immigrants?