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Obama Offers Relief to Unauthorized Immigrants By Barrington M. Salmon WI Staff Writer President Barack Obama surprised the nation and did an end-around on the Republicans last Friday when he announced an executive order that protects young, undocumented immigrants from being deported.
The decision is not a blanket amnesty for the nation’s more than 12 million unauthorized immigrants, but provides those between the ages of 16 and 30 the opportunity to avoid becoming enmeshed in the immigration apparatus. The executive order affects undocumented immigrants who came to the
U.S. before the age of 16; who have resided continuously in the country for at least five years preceding the date of the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] memorandum and those present in the United States on the date of this memorandum. “Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Se-
curity is taking steps to lift the shadow of deportation from these young people,” Obama said during a Rose Garden press conference on June 15. “Now, let’s be clear – this is not an amnesty, this is not immunity. This is not a path to citizenship. It’s not a permanent fix. This is a temporary stop gap
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measure that lets us focus our resources wisely, while giving relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.” “These young people study in our schools, they play in our neighborhoods, they’re friends with our kids, they pledge alle-
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