Immigration Plan By Obama Could Shield 5 Million Undocumented Immigrants
President Obama to undocumented immigrants ‘You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law ‘ Under Mr Obama’s plan, undocumented parents of children who are US citizens or legal residents will be able to apply for work permits lasting three years.
President Obama announced on Thursday broad executive action to offer temporary relief from deportation to millions of undocumented immigrants, saying that the separation of families or the oppression of low-wage immigrant workers is “not who we are as Americans.”
Up to five million are expected to benefit from a reform package forced through using executive orders, which allow Mr Obama to bypass Congress. They include immigrants living in the US for five years who have children staying legally in the US. There are estimated to be 11 million illegal immigrants in the US.
“If you’ve been in America for more than five years; if you have children who are American citizens or legal residents; if you register, pass a criminal background check, and you’re willing to pay your fair share of taxes – you’ll be able to apply to stay in this country temporarily, without fear of deportation,” he said in a nationally televised address from the East Room of the White House. “You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law.”
Republicans have accused the president of an “illegal power-grab”.
Under Mr Obama’s plan, undocumented parents of children who are US citizens or legal residents will be able to apply for work permits lasting three years.
Only parents who have lived in the US for five years will qualify – about four million people are estimated to fit this criterion.
Hundreds of thousands more will benefit from other changes, including a decision to broaden a scheme giving temporary legal status to those who arrived in the US as children….
What great news! Now Millions and Millions of undocumented immigrants would be able to travel see their families, Work freely….
