The issue of comprehensive immigration reform didn’t get mentioned much, if at all, by either candidate during the recent presidential campaign. That was in spite of the fact that Sen. Barack Obama and John McCain both have favored a reform approach that includes a path to citizenship. Now that Obama is the president-elect, activists are beginning to wonder whether Obama will pursue the issue during his first year in office, and according to the Chicago Tribune, they’re willing to push him on it if that’s what it takes.

ADD: The Washington Post had this similar piece.