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Illegals enrolled in the President Barack Obama’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” DACA program can “rest easy,” Trump said, because “this is a case of heart.” Federal enforcement agencies are “not [going] after the ‘dreamers,’ we are after the criminals,” he said, using the Democrats’ ‘dreamer’ euphemism for young illegal immigrants. “That is our policy,” he added. The Friday comments confirm Trump’s reversal of his 2016 campaign promise to stop the DACA quasi-amnesty created by Obama during his 2012 reelection campaign. He created the program in 2012 by telling his immigration enforcement officers to provide young illegals with free work permits instead of repatriation orders. The program has allowed at least 770,000 illegal immigrants to find jobs in major U.S. cities, even though tens of millions of Americans outside the cities are unemployed or have given up trying to find work. Since his inauguration, Trump’s deputies at the Department of Homeland Security have awarded new work permits to illegals who claim they arrived before age 16, despite Trump’s “Buy American, Hire American” slogan. Trump’s support for the DACA program is one of his biggest “flip-flops,” said Mark Krikorian, director of the Center for Immigration Studies. “During the campaign, now-President Trump had said he was going to end that on day one because it’s an unconstitutional action by the president,” Krikorian told Breitbart News Daily SiriusXM host Alex Marlow on Friday. Krikorian continued: And of course he’s right, it’s illegal. And they’ve done nothing to it. They’ve done absolutely nothing.” Trump’s post-inauguration turnabout on DACA means that pro-American reformers who want to reduce the impact of illegal-alien workers in the job market will need to bring a lawsuit arguing that the federal government illegally awarded work permits to illegal immigrants, say advocates. Trump’s refusal to reverse or even stop the DACA program is also a bad sign for future immigration reforms, says Krikorian. That’s because he could stop the program and then use the resulting public outcry to pressure Democrats to establish pro-Americans immigration policies. Those policies could include a mandatory requirement that employers check that job applicants are legal residents in the United States. In August 2016, Obama’s chief economist said the federal is imposing the economic pain of five simultaneous recessions on less-educated Americans, thereby pushing millions of working-age men off jobs, out of the workforce, and into poverty. Roughly 10 percent of American “prime age” men, or 7 million men aged 25 to 54, have dropped out of the nation’s workforce of 150 million. They are not trying to get jobs, and are not participating in the nation’s labor force. “This [dropout] is caused by policies and institutions, not by technology,” admitted Jason Furman, an economist who chaired the president’s Council of Economic Advisors. “We shouldn’t accept it as inevitable,” he told a Brookings Institute expert, Dave Wessel on August 10. The primary reason for reduced employment is that “the amount [of money] that employers would want to hire them for some reason has gone down,” he said. In February, Trump told that the AP that “DACA is a very, very difficult subject for me … It’s one of the most difficult subjects I have because you have these incredible kids.” Source: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/04/21/trump-says-daca-illegals-can-rest-easy/

AUSTIN, Texas ― President Donald Trump offered words of reassurance to Dreamers on Friday, telling the Associated Press that he didn’t intend to deport the undocumented youths who qualify to remain in the country. Trump said his administration is “not after the Dreamers, we are after the criminals,” according to AP, adding that undocumented youths with permission to work legally should “rest easy.” But even as he pledged that Dreamers and law-abiding immigrants without papers should stop worrying, data released Friday by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse undermined his claims. TRAC’s preliminary review of court records under Trump’s first two months in office showed that the number of people detained while their deportation cases proceed more than doubled, from 27 percent of the total to 61 percent. Nearly 26,000 people were served with Notices to Appear in immigration court ― the first step in deportation cases ― from Trump’s inauguration in late January through March. That figure amounts to roughly the same pace as in the final months of the Obama administration. More info/source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-says-dreamers-shouldnt-worry-statistics-say-otherwise_us_58fa76a9e4b06b9cb916faaa

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A judge on Thursday morning ordered the release of a Portland man being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Emmanuel Ayala Frutos, 21, has been held at the Tacoma detention center since March 26 when he was picked up in his home in North Portland. The The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon says ICE did not have a warrant for his arrest. The judge ordered his release on a $10,000 bond and subject to conditions. He should be released later Thursday once the bond is posted, his lawyer tells KOIN 6 News. Frutos in February entered a plea in Clark County for possessing and showing a butterfly knife in November. The judge said he was not a danger to the community. He has since completed an anger management program, attended all of his court dates and required meetings. He was hospitalized twice in 2016 for mental illnesses and was injured in January after he struck by a car while riding his skateboard. Frutos arrived in the United States at the age of six from Michoacan, Mexico. He has lived in the Portland area since 2002 and attended Sitton Elementary School, George Middle School, and Roosevelt High School. He received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in 2013. He was in the process of renewing his DACA, which had expired two weeks earlier. Source: http://koin.com/2017/04/13/portland-dreamer-can-be-released-on-bond/

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Letter: Maryland Dream Act runs counter to federal law Baltimore Sun What seems to be missing from Calvin Ball's piece Oct. 11 column on the Dream Act, and also seems to be missing from the discussion of this act overall, is the fact that the Maryland Dream Act directly contradicts the legal intent of an already ... and more » View the full article

Western Nevada College student plans rally Friday for Dream Act Nevada Appeal The point was driven home to him last year when a group of young people visited Western Nevada Col lege's Latino Student Club, of which Perez served as president, to talk about the Dream Act. “You couldn't even tell they were illegal immigrants,” Perez ... View the full article

Letter: More Republicans? Naples Daily News taxing companies which ship jobs overseas; political ad disclosure; the Small Business Jobs Act; the Dream Act; the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell; benefits for homeless veterans; health care for 9/11 first responders; oil spill liability; immigration ... View the full article

Protestors in Support of DREAM Act Along Edgewood Drive in Lakeland The Ledger ... Drive in Lakeland. Protesters march against Connie Mack IV for voting against the DREAM (Development Relief and Education of Alien Minors) Act in 2010 along Edgewood Drive in Lakeland on Tuesday. SCOTT WHEELER | THE LEDGER. THE LEDGER ... and more » View the full article

Higher Ed on the Ballot Inside Higher Ed In the realm of college access, the most widely watched measure is Maryland's DREAM Act referendum, which would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at Maryland community colleges and universities provided they meet a strict set of ... View the full article

Washington Times Not backing down, Romney clarifies debate remarks on illegals Washington Times Still, it's a long way from the estimated 1.7 million illegal immigrants that could earn tentative legal status under President Obama's new nondeportation policy or under the Dream Act — legislation that would have granted a full path to citizenship ... Romney's Newfound Moderation on Immigration Threatens DemocratsNational Journal Gutierrez, Velazquez and Becerra Blast Romney on ImmigrationPolitic365 Who Won the Debate? Undocumented Youth Respond to DebateHispanically Speaking News ThinkProgress -Huffington Post -ABC News all 74 news articles » View the full article

Immigration Blog (blog) No Limiting Principle No Limiting Principle Immigration Blog (blog) Obama continued to spread the falsehood that the Republicans stopped the belated Democratic push for the DREAM Act during the 2010 lame-duck session. It's true that Republicans launched a filibuster, and the cloture vote for DREAM failed by five votes ... About the issue: ImmigrationWashington Post all 86 news articles » View the full article

The Guardian For candidates, it's either “self-deport” or adopt the immigration Dream Act San Antonio Express Romney, who has suggested illegal immigrants should “self deport” and has vowed to veto the Dream Act, took on Obama for not introducing reforms in the last four years, criticism that resonated with Romney supporters. “(Obama) had two years, Democrats ... Obama: Romney Said 'I Would Veto the Dream Act'ABC News After Debate, Team Obama Blames Republicans For Failure To Pass ...TPM Ronald Reagan and Romney`s Immigration Stance in Last Night`s Presidential ...Jornal.us News Agency Fox News -National Journal -Hispanically Speaking News all 22,607 news articles » View the full article

The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) Sherman-Berman fracas The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. (blog) Less clear is how two members of the same party could have such divergent views of what would seem to be a straightforward matter that they were arguing over — whether Berman wrote the immigration legislation that has become known as the DREAM Act. Berman airs ad showing Sherman grabbing himJewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) Berman ad calls Sherman 'unhinged'The Hill (blog) all 10 news articles » View the full article

Latina Lista: The Smart News Source CEO Drops $1 Million for Undocumented Immigrant College Scholarships ... Fox News The scholarship announcement comes during a growing national debate over whether or not undocumented immigrants should be allowed to attend college, through legislative acts like the DREAM Act, and whether they should be allowed to pay in-state ... No Limiting PrincipleNational Review Online (blog) Romney's Newfound Moderation on Immigration Threatens DemocratsNational Journal Gutierrez, Velazquez and Becerra Blast Romney on ImmigrationPolitic365 ThinkProgress -Washington Times -Politico (blog) all 67 news articles » View the full article

The Guardian Top Latino Voter Issues Raised At The Second Presidential Debate Huffington Post Also during the GOP primary, Romney said he'd veto the DREAM Act. Then, moving toward the general election, he said at a conference of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials that he supported a military-only DREAM Act. At Tuesday's debate ... The Associated Press,San Francisco Chronicle all 71 news articles » View the full article

DREAM Act Support The Ledger The protesters want Mack to change his anti-immigrant stance if he wants to win the Florida Latino vote. The DREAM Act was first proposed in 2001 but has languished in Congress as lawmakers argue over it. The bill would provide permanent residency to ... View the full article

TPM After Debate, Team Obama Blames Republicans For Failure To Pass ... TPM When it comes to immigration, Mitt Romney holds a lot of positions — from self-deportation to opposing the DREAM Act — that are unpopular with Latino voters. But he does have one effective talking point: President Obama promised to pass immigration ... Poll: NM Hispanics Motivated by Economy, Not ImmigrationKUNM Democrat and Republican Latinos gearing up for tonight's debateNBC Latino all 40 news articles » View the full article

The Guardian Presidential Debate: On Immigration, Romney and Obama Affirmed Their Stances Fox News The DREAM Act. Amnesty. Kris Kobach. Illegals. Undocumented. Arizona. The second presidential debate on Tuesday night finally touched on immigration -- one of the towering issues among Latinos -- and it came loaded with all the trigger words that send ... Ronald Reagan and Romney`s Immigration Stance in Last Night`s Presidential ...Jornal.us News Agency Gutierrez, Velazquez and Becerra Blast Romney on ImmigrationPolitic365 Who Won the Debate? Undocumented Youth Respond to DebateHispanically Speaking News Washington Post (blog) -Washington Times -ThinkProgress all 75 news articles » View the full article

Democrats: Anti-Dream Act group violated law CapitalGazette.com Brad Botwin, director of Help Save Maryland, countered that his group is about education and outreach on immigration topics, such as day-labor centers and the impact of immigrants on schools — not just the Dream Act. “Once again, they're trying to ... View the full article

CT Students for the Dream rally outside Linda McMahon's Norwalk campaign office The Hour NORWALK -- A handful of people associated with the group, Connecticut Students for the Dream, converged on Linda McMahon's Norwalk campaign office Tuesday in an effort to learn the candidate's stance on the DREAM Act. The group, headed by ... View the full article

No Limiting Principle National Review Online (blog) Obama continued to spread the falsehood that the Republicans stopped the belated Democratic push for the DREAM Act during the 2010 lame-duck session. It's true that Republicans launched a filibuster, and the cloture vote for DREAM failed by five votes ... and more » View the full article

ABC2 News For Question 4: Dream Act is a good investment for Maryland Baltimore Sun Maryland's Dream Act, which allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities, has drawn attention far out of proportion to its actual impact. Only a few hundred students are likely to be eligible for the ... Dream Act supporters and opponents make final pushABC2 News Democrats: Anti-Dream Act group violated lawCapitalGazette.com Democrats Call For Investigation Of Dream Act OpponentsWBAL Radio Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online -Hispanically Speaking News all 9 news articles » View the full article

ABC News About the issue: Immigration Washington Post Proposed DREAM Act legislation would provide a path to legal status for many young illegal immigrants. After it failed in Congress, President Barack Obama issued a directive to exempt from deportation for two years immigrants who were brought illegally ... New York State Senator: Romney Uses Immigrants As A 'Pinata'ThinkProgress Romney opens door on immigrationWashington Times Obama Blasts Romney For Going To The Right On ImmigrationTPM America Magazine (subscription) (blog) -ABC News all 64 news articles » View the full article