Should illegal aliens brought here as children be deported?
Obama says no in recent policy statement
Do you agree? Should illegal aliens brought here as children be deported?
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"President Barack Obama announced Friday afternoon that the Department of Homeland Security will no longer attempt to deport young undocumented immigrants brought here as children, signaling a compassionate shift in an immigration policy whose hallmark was aggressive enforcement and record-shattering deportation numbers.
With a few big caveats, undocumented immigrants meeting all of these criteria may be off the hook, at least temporarily: You were brought here before you turned 16, but you're not older than 30. You are enrolled in school, have a diploma, GED certificate, or military service with an honorable discharge. You have lived continuously in the United States for five years. And you haven't been convicted of a felony, a string of misdemeanors or otherwise pose some threat.
I spoke with a couple of immigration attorneys, and apparently they're deluged with calls from clients. Some 800,000 young people may be covered by the new policy. "They're really excited," Dallas immigration attorney Lisa Schwamkrug tells Unfair Park. "Because all of the sudden, it's a glimmer a hope."
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wrote in a memo to her managers that immigration laws must be enforced, but not "blindly enforced without consideration given to the individual circumstances of each case. Nor are they designed to remove productive young people to countries where they may not have lived or even speak the language."