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GWEN IFILL (Newshour): Once Congress gets past its budget woes, another huge domestic challenge awaits. Republicans and Democrats have said they will take up immigration reform. The question is how.
Last week, a new Pew Hispanic center report showed illegal immigration is on the decline. Last year, there were 11.1 million illegal immigrants living in the country, down from 11.2 million in 2010. That's down from a peak of 12 million unauthorized immigrants reported in 2007.
Latino voters overwhelmingly supported President Obama in November, and he has said immigration reform will be high on his second -term agenda.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will oversee the administration's next steps.
Ray Suarez sat down with her earlier today.
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