As thousands of young illegal immigrants in Massachusetts prepare to apply for federal reprieves from deportation starting this week, the state has yet to clarify whether successful applicants will qualify for driver’s licenses and resident tuition at public colleges and universities.
Immigrants 30 and younger in Massachusetts and nationwide can apply for two-year stays of deportation and work permits beginning Wednesday under a sweeping policy President Obama unveiled two months ago. While widely hailed as a victory for young people who came here when they were children, few of the practical effects of the program known as deferred action have been outlined by the federal or state government.
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will they be allowed to vote.....
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And when these young immigrants apply for this program, of course officials will follow up and arrest the parents that brought them here illegally? If a child walked into a police station and admitted that his/her parents committed another crime, we'd expect that information to be followed up to the logical conclusion, arrest of the parents. Why not in this case too?
Yes, read Rachel K.s explanation of what is required to get a license - they didn't follow that for Obama's Uncle, who did not have a legal soc sec number. State Dems are criminals, who don't care a bit for the concerns of any hardworking, law abiding citizen.
Absolutely, let the states twist in the wind trying to figure out how to handle this, let immigrants deal with more uncertainty. It's all about getting out some votes.
The hatred never stops, does it?
Sadly, the Latino vote is mostly very self centered - Obama has deported more undocumented immigrants than any other president, has tolerated civil rights violations in the detention of undocumented for long periods with no or little medical care and deaths resulting in these centers, not that most Americans give a damn - and the Latinos are not necessarily that interested - more interested in what other Americans care about, the job market, economy, etc.
No, of course not! Didn't you go to high school? Only an American citizen can vote! Not even a permanent resident and these people will be only given pending status as temporary workers with a social security number, not even legal residents.
Western, The uncle had a valid passport when he applied for a license. That is one of the requirements to get a license.
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This is actually one of the few times in American history when a law has been repealed by a Presidential Executive Order. That being the case, there is precious little for agencies to go by and some of them will be resistant to selective enforcement of laws they are charged with administering. Obama has a soft spot in his heart for foreign lawbreakers since he has several of them in his own family. He also obviously has a soft spot in his head for going against the Constitution, Congress and the established rule of law to do this when he said himself that he was not empowered to do it. He has also thrown millions of his own unemployed citizens under the bus by inviting untold millions of foreigners to ignore our laws and giving them work permits to compete with our own nation's jobless on an even plane. Regardless of requirements, millions more Latin Americans will come here and buy forged documents to take advantage of Obama's promise. They are not honest people, contrary to Mexican propaganda or they would not be here. So it was 800.000 applying and now is 1.8 million and counting. If Obama and Napolitano have their way, nobody will be deported even though a majority of Americans feel they all should be sent packing. Very few will feel sorry for them if they get scammed by their own or deported along with their families. And if it is tough for them to figure out, they can hire a lawyer. Or they can simply go back where they came from and follow our laws if they want to be here.
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Say No to BO because he is stinking up the place It has become clear with President Obama's recent amnesty act that he has no regard for the rule of law, the Constitution, Congress and the American people as a whole. It becomes clearer everyday that he hates this America and wants to change it to some sort of socialized state. By this recent act he is throwing our children and American workers under the bus for the likes of foreign nationals. Divide and conquer is BO strategy and he is doing a great job in that respect. Obama's solution to illegal immigration is by giving amnesty. That is like saying we have a speeding problem therefore we should raise the speed limit or like solving the murder problem by taking murder off the books as a crime. He is solving nothing and only making matters worse. Enforce the law and you will see how quickly the illegal immigration problem will be solved. I like many others had high hopes for this man but disappointment is all we got. Now we can only hope for change in November. Anyone that votes for this man is either anti-American or just to naïve to know better. Take back America and vote the foul odor out of the White House.