Will Lifting Restrictions on Cuba Lead to More Lenient Immigration Laws?

Currently, President Obama is reviewing and considering new immigration reforms and last week it was announced that he is planning on lifting restrictions placed upon Cuban immigrants and Cuban-Americans who wish to send money to and communicate with their families in Cuba. I think it is about time that the United States stopped trying to regulate which nationalities get to send money back to their families in another country. This also raises the question of what Obama will do next in terms of immigration reforms such as laws that deal with illegal immigrants, asylum seekers, and those who seek permanent residence in the United States.The article linked to this post shows a very common side of the plight of illegal immigrants and their families. While I do not condone illegal immigration, these are very difficult circumstances and hopefully, Obama will find some middle ground in terms of curbing illegal immigration while still maintaining the lives of those who have been in this country for decades and have built lives here, as well as those who have nowhere else to go.