Posted on 06/15/2012 12:04:06 PM PDT by Red Steel
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 immigration policies and a record number of deportations last year.
The policy change, announced Friday by Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It 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 attend college or have served in the military.
The move comes in an election year in which the Hispanic vote could be critical in tossup states like Colorado, Nevada and Florida that could go either Republican or Democratic. While President Barack Obama enjoys support from a majority of Hispanic voters, Latino enthusiasm for the president has been tempered by the slow economic recovery, his inability to win congressional support for a broad overhaul of immigration laws and by his administration's aggressive deportation policy.
Activists opposing his deportation policies last week mounted a hunger strike at an Obama campaign office in Denver, and other protests were planned for this weekend.
Obama plans to address the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials' annual conference next week in Florida. Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney is scheduled to speak to the group on Thursday.
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I’m glad you found your place as a stay at home mom. The world will be a better place for that. It will also make it much easier for you to mind your own business.
Man, there's a Federal Club for everything.
More Fedgov positions created as Bambi panders. Anyone who still doesn't believe this man/child is a true socialist is not paying attention, not to mention his Marxist upbringing and associations.
Maybe some of us should consider getting into the new cottage industry of HS Diplomas, GED's, and DD214's (military). Should be very lucrative for the forgers. Not that I'm suggesting anyone break the law - oh wait, Obama just broke Congressional illegal immigration law by refusing to deport as required by Congressional legislation.
How this dipshit is going to reconcile this decision not to enforce Fedgov law and still argue suits against AZ and others will be fun to watch.
Until now, I thought he had a chance at re-election. If Rommney plays the right cards, he will be our next president. This issue is probably the most contentious behind the "The private sector is doing fine" economy.
Hell, I could write the promos/ads for Rommney if he has just one testicle to air them.
Another 800,000 who will likely be able to claim Earned Income Credits for their 20 children in Mexico, or elsewhere, for a nice pension from the IRS (who say they cannot do anything about these illegal claims spreading like wildfire among the undocumented workers).
“Americans are fed up with efforts to make them feel that [they] do not
have that fundamental right of any people—to decide who will join them
and help form the future country in which they and their posterity will live.
But if the elites and the advocates idea of giving voting rights to non-citizen
majorities catches on—and don’t be surprised if it does - Americans could
be faced with the ultimate absurdity of people outside the social compact
making rules for those inside it."
Senators Fear President Will Grant Amnesty By Executive Order...
Before It’s News ^ | Jun 23 2010 | Eyes For You
Posted on Wednesday, June 23, 2010
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2540138/posts
been a goal of the jug-eared Kenyan Marxist for a long time.
I don’t know why everybody is getting so worked up about this. It won’t phase unemployment because Barack has promised to provide them all with “Green Jobs”.
I don’t know why everybody is getting so worked up about this. It won’t phase unemployment because Barack has promised to provide them all with “Green Jobs”.
Obama is ruling by edict
And Congress doesn’t care.
And you sir, or mam, are one of the rudest posters I've ever encountered on Free Republic. Your 'about' page tells me all I need to know about you - zero, zip and nothing. How nice of you to lurk on me and comment.
As far as minding my own business, you are the one that replied to me telling me calling the White House to complain is akin to lying down with whores. Why would you discourage dissent with the 0bamanation?
You stated you were afraid of being on a list. You are now on my 'ignore' list. Enjoy.
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