John Conyers?
Posted on 06/15/2012 6:48:15 AM PDT by Tarantulas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. The election-year initiative addresses a top priority of an influential Latino electorate that has been vocal in its opposition to administration deportation policies.
The policy change, described to The Associated Press by two senior administration officials, will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United States illegally but who have attended college or served in the military.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was to announce the new policy Friday, one week before President Barack Obama plans to address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference in Orlando, Fla. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak to the group on Thursday.
Under the administration plan, illegal immigrants will be immune from deportation if they were brought to the United States before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED, or served in the military. They also can apply for a work permit that will be good for two years with no limits on how many times it can be renewed. The officials who described the plan spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss it in advance of the official announcement.
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So much also for FReepers who insist they will not vote for Romney because there’s no difference between him and Obama. They claim they will focus on Senate/House races to get a majority. AS IF that would stop Obama!
Obama bypasses the legislative branch when they don’t give him what he wants. He has to be out of the White House. If he’s reelected, it will be seen as a mandate for his style of governing.
OK, so it’s too bad conservatives couldn’t get their *stuff* together to nominate a ‘true’ conservative, ending up with Mitt Romney as the GOP nominee. But those are the choices now, Obama or Romney. Period.
You know - people like me were trying to warn everyone stuff like this was coming.
And we were called racists, sneered at, laughed at, given the finger and made fun of. Not just by liberals, but by some people on boards like this.
So what do you want me say?
Go pay your taxes - our new citizens really need the money. :)
$42.2 billion that went STRAIGHT BACK INTO HIS CAMPAIGN FUND!!!!! You know this will buy him the election right? You KNOW that as much as I do!!!1
Will do as much good as strongly worded letters to Iran. Do you have a plan B?
How many are in jail ___? Any more doubts about demonic control of our government ___ ?
The time to wake up is long over . . .
[ It also bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the so-called DREAM Act, a long-sought but never enacted plan to establish a path toward citizenship for young people who came to the United State ]
Impeach the bastard. He does not have the authority and is spitting on his oath of office (again)! Congress cannot allow him to do this!
Apparently, considering the tone of the article, the AP has no problem with the Obama Administration dictatorship.
Bet they make sure they are registered to vote before releasing them!
“Romney and the GOP Congressional leadership should go after Obama on this like white on rice”
Precisely what Obama wants, a fight. He wants the republicans to block this so it appears they are against immigrants.
How many, besides me, see this as a serious act of Tyranny and that if it is allowed to stand sets a precedent that renders the Constitution and any hope of the rule of law to be sustained TERMINATED?
How can the either the Legislative or Judicial Branch allow this to stand unanswered?
To me this is the most blatant and serious ursurpation of power we have yet seen. It is a brazen action of a DICTATOR.
I have thought about this since it was announced, at least two hours. Today, I am not just angry and alarmed, I have been that way now for four years, I am afraid. It is no laughing matter as Limbaugh is treating it.
[ They’re claiming it “tracks closely” with Rubio’s plan. ]
Using Rubio for cover...nice.
I hope Rubio is out as VP choice now.
AP sources: Immunity offered to certain immigrants
Anyone who belongs to the "Nah, never happens in this country" crowd who thinks that the word "dictator" is just an exaggeration, THINK AGAIN!
Everyone who fell in love with cute little Marco Rubio should eat crow. Repubicans are in cahoots with this, even it could win the election for Obama. The people of despots around the world are coming into the U.S. to re-elect our despot for us. We elected him the first time, they will ensure that he never goes away.
Speaking of SCOTUS...is this a pre-emptive strike against the SCOTUS decision on ObamaCare? We've thought all along that Obama's cohorts on the court have leaked the decision.
Deflect, deflect, deflect.
CAN YOU PICTURE WHAT THIS GUY IS GOING TO DO TO THIS COUNTRY IF GIVEN ANOTHER 4 YEARS?!
Told my husband this morning that I wonder if a *new* president would rescind, overturn, etc. this EO? Answered ny own question....the genie is out of the bottle......again. Excuse me while I go throw up.
Rick Perry Agreed with part of this during his campaign
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2766637/posts
” IMPEACH THIS SOB NOW! “
Who you gonna call? Boehner? McConnell? Ghostbusters?
Nobody will stop his crimes. Next? “stroke of the pen AMNESTY” for the other 19 million illegals. Hey, why not? Obama knows nobody will ever stop him from doing ANYTHING.
John Conyers?
Ping!
It’s not like we didn’t see this coming...
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