With immigration action, Obama moves to cement his coalition

As things stand now, President Obama will leave the White House with two legacies. The first legacy is historic; Obama will always be the nation’s first black president. The second is policy; he is the creator of Obamacare, the national healthcare system Democrats had tried to enact for decades.

Now, with his unilateral edict to legalize millions of illegal immigrants, Obama is seeking a third legacy. This one is political, as he tries to strengthen, expand and extend the Obama coalition, built on the support of minorities, youth, and women, in hopes that it will last far beyond his presidency.