07-26-2014, 12:36 PM
Confidential WH Sources Indicate Obama will Enact Immigration Reform Measures -- via Executive Order -- before November Congressional Elections
The shit will hit the fan if he does so, IMO. The GOP lawsuit against him for exceeding his authority will probably be embraced by more Republicans, and even Sarah P's impeachment push might pick up some steam. We'll see.
So, here's what's reportedly under consideration as possible presidential action to be taken by summer's end.
Snip:
Obama could use his executive powers to expedite deportations in response to the current border crisis, in an effort to clear the large numbers of unaccompanied minors gathering daily in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas.
At the same time, he seems likely to act to prevent deportations of many of the immigrants already living, working and raising children in the U.S.
One option would allow immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens to apply for temporary legal status which would let them work legally in the U.S. Because children born in the country automatically receive U.S. citizenship, that option could affect about 5 million people, researchers estimate.
A second option would be to allow temporary legal status for the parents of young people already granted deportation deferrals by the Obama administration. That would affect a smaller, but still sizable, number of people.
So far, more than 520,000 people have received permits to stay and work in the U.S. under the administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was created in 2012 for young people who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Story: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-obam...tml#page=1
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I agree with Obama and most of the Democratic congresspersons that working illegal immigrants should be granted at least temporary legal status.
And, I agree with Obama and most of the Republican congresspersons that the 2008 Bush law has enticed Central American families to send their minor children here alone because so many, over the last 6 years, have been able to stay in the country under that legislation.
When an adult or child or family unit who shows up at the border is deemed to be under a specific and direct threat of persecution in their home country, I think they should be viewed as a refugee and allowed to stay.
If the migrant is instead looking for a safer more prosperous environment and a better life in general (which I personally believe accounts for a large portion of them -- they want to escape drug and gang culture), I think they should be sent back. Sending them back safely is costly, but the right thing to do, IMO. If they still want to come to the United States, they should pursue an improved legal immigration application and approval process.
I feel for migrants who just want a better chance in life and make the long journey, but we can't afford to take in everybody who wants to enter the US because their home country's governments can't manage crime and corruption effectively. That's the sad reality, as I see it.
The shit will hit the fan if he does so, IMO. The GOP lawsuit against him for exceeding his authority will probably be embraced by more Republicans, and even Sarah P's impeachment push might pick up some steam. We'll see.
So, here's what's reportedly under consideration as possible presidential action to be taken by summer's end.
Snip:
Obama could use his executive powers to expedite deportations in response to the current border crisis, in an effort to clear the large numbers of unaccompanied minors gathering daily in the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas.
At the same time, he seems likely to act to prevent deportations of many of the immigrants already living, working and raising children in the U.S.
One option would allow immigrants who are parents of U.S. citizens to apply for temporary legal status which would let them work legally in the U.S. Because children born in the country automatically receive U.S. citizenship, that option could affect about 5 million people, researchers estimate.
A second option would be to allow temporary legal status for the parents of young people already granted deportation deferrals by the Obama administration. That would affect a smaller, but still sizable, number of people.
So far, more than 520,000 people have received permits to stay and work in the U.S. under the administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which was created in 2012 for young people who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Story: http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-obam...tml#page=1
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I agree with Obama and most of the Democratic congresspersons that working illegal immigrants should be granted at least temporary legal status.
And, I agree with Obama and most of the Republican congresspersons that the 2008 Bush law has enticed Central American families to send their minor children here alone because so many, over the last 6 years, have been able to stay in the country under that legislation.
When an adult or child or family unit who shows up at the border is deemed to be under a specific and direct threat of persecution in their home country, I think they should be viewed as a refugee and allowed to stay.
If the migrant is instead looking for a safer more prosperous environment and a better life in general (which I personally believe accounts for a large portion of them -- they want to escape drug and gang culture), I think they should be sent back. Sending them back safely is costly, but the right thing to do, IMO. If they still want to come to the United States, they should pursue an improved legal immigration application and approval process.
I feel for migrants who just want a better chance in life and make the long journey, but we can't afford to take in everybody who wants to enter the US because their home country's governments can't manage crime and corruption effectively. That's the sad reality, as I see it.