Reform

One of the lines that President Obama used in his November 20th speech is that the country should be focused on “deporting felons, not families.” To help meet this goal, he directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to focus their enforcement efforts – detention and deportation – on three types of immigrants. Although this

When the President announced his changes to immigration policy, he included a program for undocumented parents of U.S. Citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents. This program is officially called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, or DAPA. It is modeled after DACA, so there are many similarities. A person who is granted DAPA will receive work authorization and permission

Over the next several weeks, I’d like to highlight the various components of President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Policy and Reform. Let’s look at the Expanded DACA provisions today. EXPANDED DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is one of two deferred action programs that President Obama discussed. DACA was originally announced in June 2012

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Update: The announcement is now scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 8 PM EST. We understand that President Obama will travel to Las Vegas on Friday and announce his plans for immigration reform. Remember, it will still take time for the policies and plans to be implemented. You will not be able to

Late last week, various media outlets began reporting about President Obama’s ten-point plan on immigration reform. Within hours, the White House responded by saying that nothing was final, no decisions had been made, and that the points listed in the articles were mere speculation. Some of the points listed made sense. For example, extending DACA to people

On Monday, June 30th, President Obama held an impromptu press conference where he announced he was tired of waiting for Congress to take action on immigration reform, and that he was planning to move forward with changes on his own. President Obama hasn’t laid out any specifics at that press conference, but I have a

My youngest siblings are graduating from high school this week. I’ve been thinking about their futures – where they’ll go to college and the adventures they’ll have as they transition into adulthood. They have so many options, and I am excited to see where their paths lead. Two years ago, not all high school graduates