Posted on 08/15/2012 8:36:59 AM PDT by kcvl
More than 1.7 million illegal immigrants could become eligible for tentative legal status Wednesday when President Obama’s non-deportation policy goes into effect, and after initial fears that the program would backfire, immigrant advocates are urging young immigrants to sign up.
Activists say the policy is the biggest change on immigration in decades, and it has roiled the political landscape, solidifying Mr. Obama’s support among Hispanics and leaving presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney struggling to say what he would do.
On Tuesday, the Obama administration laid out final details, including relaxed education standards that set a low bar.
Under the rules, illegal immigrants in job training or who have enrolled in a GED course are eligible — a lesser requirement than obtaining a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
The government begins taking applications Wednesday, and immigrant rights groups and members of Congress from both parties have scheduled legal clinics across the country to help determine whether immigrants qualify and to aid them in filling out the forms
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Stop w/the whining of being misunderstood! Do you know years ago one had to have a credible sponsor and a job already lined up here first before coming here and there was NO 2nd lang courses, no english NO JOB and no damn pampering!
But they'll hold McRomney's feet to the fire! < /s>
1.7 million allowed in just today.
In 2 years, that number will be up to 3 or 4 million or MORE as they all drop anchors to obtain citizenship for their spawn and/or bring over grandma and grandma for all the healthcare they can get under Obamascare. This is as much about the dreamers obtaining their educations as it is about Mickey Mouse.
We are SCREWED, America. Fight it now or just wave the white flag already!!!!
I get your point, and agree.
How about a class action suit against the administration by displaced US citizens put out of work by the executive order?
“While potentially millions of illegal immigrants will be permitted to compete with American workers for scarce jobs, there seems to be little if any mechanism in place for vetting fraudulent applications and documentation submitted by illegal immigrants,” Smith said Tuesday.
So much for the myth of illegals returning to Mexico on their own because of improvements in the Mexican economy.
Why the hell would his hands be tied? Is he or is he not now the presumptive leader of the Republican party??!!
The Republicans need to nail this usurping bastard Obama!!
This is an impeachable offense to add to a growing list of impeachable offenses against the traitor Obama!!
Hands tied? What a freaking wimp!!!
Lawsuit? How about articles of impeachment for high crimes and treason? The man is clearly usurping the constitution, bypassing the congress and failing to execute the laws of the land. The Republican House should be drafting the articles of impeachment right NOW!! The trial in the senate can commence immediately after the new Republican majority is seated (assuming the traitor Obama is still in office then).
VOTE STRAIGHT CONSERVATIVE!! IMPEACH/EXPEL/REMOVE/INCARCERATE THE CORRUPT TREASONOUS BASTARDS!! ALL OF THEM!! OBAMA, BIDEN, REID, PELOSI, DODD, FRANK, AND THE ENTIRE CORRUPT CABAL!!
They want to do jobs that Americans simply will not do, such as voting (dead people have especial trouble with that, and they’re willing to help).
LOL
Gangs of New York has been playing on BBC America lately. I just love the voting scene in that movie.
“But I’ve already voted twice”
“You call that doing your part? Get back in there and vote again”
About the only movie in which I actually liked Leonardo diCrapio.
The long range goal of the DNC is to turn Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah solid Blue by 2016.
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