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‘Dreamers’: DACA is good, but we need immigration reform WSYRView the full article

WHY IT MATTERS: Immigration Huffington Post President Barack Obama has pushed for the DREAM Act, a path to citizenship for many young illegal immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Efforts to pass the bill have repeatedly failed, most notably in 2010 when it stalled in a Democratic-led ... and more » View the full article

Group Says DREAM Act Would Create Jobs HispanicBusiness.com The report found that up to 223,000 of the 2.1 million young illegal immigrants eligible for the DREAM Act would have an easier time enrolling, paying for and finishing college, which would lead to the increased economic gains. The study was released ... View the full article

Rubio says Romney wants permanent solution for Dream Act kids Los Angeles Times Obama also supported the DREAM Act, legislation also aimed at illegal residents brought to the U.S. as children. The bill would provide a path for young illegal immigrants to reside in the country if they have maintained a clean record and have ... Rubio slams Obama, Biden on economyLas Vegas Review - Journal all 8 news articles » View the full article

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NBC Latino New report demonstrates economic benefits of DREAM Act NBC Latino Critics of the DREAM Act have long focused on the legal, ethical, and logistical concerns regarding the bill, but a new report by the progressive think tank claims passing the DREAM Act will add $392 billion to the U.S. economy. In a new analysis by ... View the full article

THIS SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT ONLY 200 HAVE BEEN APROVED, BUT IT WAS ON THE FRONT PAGE. COMMENT BELOW!! ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Daniel Gonzales was only 11 or 12, so details are fuzzy. He remembers two strangers came to his grandmother's door in Bolivia, drove him to the airport in La Paz, and put him on a plane to join his parents in New York. Now 27 and barrel-chested, he has never had legal status as an immigrant in the United States. Gonzales has finished high school and kept out of trouble. But he's been refused jobs at an Apple store and a Best Buy because he doesn't have a work permit. Without proper papers, he is ineligible for in-state tuition at the community college where he studies science, and he can't get a Virginia driver's license. Gonzales would seem the perfect candidate for the Obama administration program, launched in mid-August, to grant work permits and two-year deportation deferrals to illegal immigrants who came to America as children. But he hasn't applied. "I am still skeptical," Gonzales said after attending a free workshop at Northern Virginia Community College. He fears a future administration will end the deferrals and use the details in his application to arrest and deport him and his parents, who are also undocumented. He is hardly alone. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials had prepared to process 300,000 applications from young illegal immigrants by Oct. 1. But only about 120,000 people have applied so far. Alejandro Mayorkas, who heads the federal agency, called the response "significant," even though it is far below projections. "We felt that we needed to be prepared for whatever might come," he said in a telephone interview. Only about 200 applications have been approved. Muzaffar Chishti, director of the Migration Policy Institute at New York University law school, said applications could snowball after young people see neighbors and friends gaining work permits and deferrals. He called the response so far "a promising start," if not very enthusiastic. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he disapproves of President Obama's use of an executive order to deal with the nation's immigration problems. But he has refused in several interviews to say whether he would reverse the deferral program. Immigration advocates say that uncertainty has discouraged many eligible youths from applying. They expect the pace to pick up if Obama wins reelection. "There is no guarantee that this program will be extended," said James Ferg-Cadima, a lawyer with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Los Angeles. "Many applicants are taking the wait-and-see approach." Another reason: Applicants need voluminous documents. They must prove they came to America before they were 16 and are now under 31, have been here continuously for the last five years, and were here on June 15 when Obama first announced the program, among other requirements. But for applicants who moved from school to school, or who attended years ago, obtaining transcripts isn't always easy. So far, more applications have been submitted from California than anywhere else, and the Los Angeles Unified School District has been inundated with requests. Some applicants find novel means to prove their whereabouts on June 15. Advocates say ATM slips, cellphone records and credit card receipts are acceptable. Facebook posts may help if the applicant "checked in" at a location; a status update can be posted from anywhere. Some people seeking old work records or pay stubs face resistance from employers fearful that their businesses could be prosecuted for hiring an illegal worker. Undocumented workers who submit paperwork with fake Social Security numbers are in a gray area: They are not likely to face immediate prosecution, lawyers say, but could face legal problems in the future. "It's a lot more complicated process than people thought it would be," said David Leopold, an immigration lawyer in Cleveland who has received hundreds of requests for assistance. At the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, 200 people still attend group workshops every day. Individual appointments are booked until March. "Very few feel comfortable doing it on their own and filling it out themselves," said Luis Perez, the coalition's deferred action project manager. "They feel they need someone to review it." For some, listing every home address can be daunting. Delia Esmeralda Arriaga, 26, was brought to Los Angeles from Mexico as an infant. That makes 25 years of addresses. Her parents remembered the cross streets of her first U.S. home, but not the number. Arriaga found a photo of herself in her mother's arms in front of their apartment building. Using Google, she matched an existing building with the one in the photo. "I came here when I was five months old. I don't feel like I have a dual identity," Arriaga said. "This is where I grew up. This is what I know." Mexico is the most common country of origin for applications filed so far, followed by El Salvador and South Korea, officials said. But applicants hail from around the globe. Seth Ronquillo, a third-year film studies major at UCLA, came from the Philippines when he was 12. He expects to scrape together the $465 application fee and finish collecting his documents in a few weeks. "Even if I work, I can barely work," Ronquillo said of his job options as an undocumented immigrant. If he is approved, "maybe I can work using my college degree." If an application falls short of evidence, adjudicators have been instructed to request more information rather than deny the application outright. Even if someone is rejected, the Obama administration says none of the material submitted will be used to deport the applicant or his or her relatives, or to take enforcement action against employers who have hired the applicant in the past. Still, some activists say, there are no guarantees. "Wow, the government has my fingerprints. They know where I am. It could be used against me," said Hareth Andrade, 19, who arrived as a tourist from Bolivia with her grandparents in 2001 and never left. Still, Andrade submitted her application from northern Virginia. "You have to trust that they won't … come for you and take you away," she said. Source: http://www.latimes.c...0,6830779.story

Good read once again! Comment with anything you want. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration’s new plan to grant temporary work permits to many young, illegal immigrants who otherwise could be deported may cost the government more than $585 million and require hiring hundreds of new federal employees to process more than 1 million anticipated requests, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Homeland Security Department plans, marked “not for distribution,” describe steps that immigrants will need to take — including a $465 paperwork fee — and how the government will manage the program. Illegal immigrants can request permission to stay in the country under the plan by filing a document, “Request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” and simultaneously apply for a work permit starting Aug. 15. Under the new program, which President Barack Obama announced last month, eligible immigrants must have arrived in the U.S. before their 16th birthday, are 30 or younger, have been living here at least five years, are in school or graduated or served in the military. They also must not have a criminal record or otherwise pose a safety threat. They can apply to stay in the country and be granted a work permit for two years, but they would not be granted citizenship. The internal government plans obtained by the AP provide the first estimates of costs, how many immigrants were expected to participate and how long it might take for them. It was not immediately clear whether or under which circumstances any immigrants would not be required to pay the $465 paperwork fee. The plans said there would be no waivers, but Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told Congress last week that the government would grant waivers “in very deserving cases.” She said details were still being worked out. “We anticipate that this will be a fee-driven process,” Napolitano said. A DHS official said Tuesday that the department is looking at various estimates of the volume of applications and potential costs. Fee waivers could dramatically affect the government’s share of the cost. The plans said that, depending on how many applicants don’t pay, the government could lose between $19 million and $121 million. Republican critics pounced on that. “By lowering the fee or waiving it altogether for illegal immigrants, those who play by the rules will face delays and large backlogs as attention is diverted to illegal immigrants,” said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas. “American taxpayers should not be forced to bail out illegal immigrants and President Obama’s fiscally irresponsible policies.” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services estimated it could receive more than 1 million applications during the first year of the program, or more than 3,000 per day. It would cost the government between $467 million and $585 million to process applications in the first two years of the program, with revenues from fees paid by immigrants estimated at $484 million, according to the plans. The government estimated that as many as 890,000 immigrants in the first year would be immediately eligible to avoid deportation. The remaining 151,000 immigrants would likely be rejected as ineligible. The plans estimated that the Homeland Security Department could need to hire more than 1,400 full-time employees, as well as contractors, to process the applications. Salaries were included in the agency’s estimates of total program costs. Once immigrants submit their applications, it could take between two and 10 days for the Homeland Security Department to scan and file it. It could take up to four weeks longer to make an appointment for immigrants to submit their fingerprints and take photographs. A subsequent background check could take six more weeks, then three more months for the government to make its final decision before a work permit would be issued. Napolitano said new information about the program should be made available by Aug. 1. She has said immigrants would generally not be detained by immigration authorities while their application is pending. Source: http://www.washingto...dt6W_story.html

New York Magazine Fact Check: Romney Accepts Obama's DREAM Act? TheBlaze.com The Huffington Post is running a story today claiming that Mitt Romney has abruptly shifted his stance on immigration and has now embraced President Obama's executive order halting deportations and granting work permits to so-called “DREAMers. Obama Camp: Romney Still Opposes DREAM ActTPM Some AZ Immigrants Leary of Dream Actlakepowelllife It Only Took 108 Days for Mitt Romney to Reveal Where He Stands on Deferred ...New York Magazine Mediaite -Examiner.com -RTT News all 8,996 news articles » View the full article

Daily Beast Romney: Dream Act Kids Can Stay Daily Beast This makes a bit more sense than "self-deportation." Mitt Romney said that the estimated 1.7 million undocumented "dreamers" who were offered a two-year deferral on deportation are allowed to stay if he wins the election. Romney said he's not going to ... View the full article

New York Magazine Obama Camp: Romney Still Opposes DREAM Act TPM Gabriela Domenzain, director of Hispanic press for the Obama campaign, said that Mitt Romney continues to oppose the DREAM Act in a statement Tuesday responding to Romney's promise not to revoke temporary work permits granted to young illegal ... It Only Took 108 Days for Mitt Romney to Reveal Where He Stands on Deferred ...New York Magazine all 3 news articles » View the full article

Group says DREAM Act would create jobs Fond du Lac Reporter The report found that up to 223,000 of the 2.1 million young illegal immigrants eligible for the DREAM Act would have an easier time enrolling, paying for and finishing college, which would lead to the increased economic gains. The study was released ... View the full article

Report: DREAM Act Could Mean Billions for Texas Economy EverythingLubbock.com The report, a joint effort by the progressive Center for American Progress and the Partnership for a New American Economy, estimates that passing the DREAM Act, which would allow certain undocumented immigrants brought to the country at a young age to ... View the full article

ThinkProgress DREAM Act Could Add $329 Billion To U.S. Economy ThinkProgress The DREAM Act was first introduced as a bipartisan measure in 2001, but has languished in Congress ever since. Republicans have blocked the bill, which would help young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children gain citizenship. View the full article

DREAM Act Would Create 1.4 Million Jobs: Report Huffington Post Critics of the DREAM Act claim that giving amnesty to the educated children of undocumented immigrants would take jobs away from native-born Americans. But CAP found that as the children of undocumented immigrants acquire more education in the path ... and more » View the full article

Campus Progress Federal DREAM Act Would Add $329 Billion to Economy, Create 1.4 Million New ... Campus Progress DREAM Act-eligible students protest. SOURCE: AP/Rich Pedroncelli. Passing the federal DREAM Act would add billions of dollars to the U.S. economy, according to a new report by the Center American Progress that provides national and state-by state data. View the full article

DREAM Act = Better Economy and New Jobs SEIU (blog) The math adds up. If the DREAM law were passed, it would would add a staggering $329 billion to the U.S. economy and generate 1.4 million new jobs by 2030, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. Screen Shot 2012-10-01 at ... View the full article

Deseret News How DREAM Act could improve economy Deseret News First proposed in Congress in 2001, the DREAM Act would provide legal residency to an estimated 2.1 million undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. Passing the act would boost the earnings of affected workers by 19 percent ... Report: DREAM Act would add $329 billion to US economy by 2030Washington Post (blog) The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM ActCenter For American Progress Report: DREAM Act Could Mean Billions for Texas EconomyEverythingLubbock.com ThinkProgress -Fond du Lac Reporter all 26 news articles » View the full article

Center For American Progress The State Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM Act Center For American Progress The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act—or DREAM Act—would provide a pathway to legal status for an estimated 2.1 million undocumented youth currently living in our country. For the nation as a whole, passage of the DREAM Act will ... View the full article

Center For American Progress Passing the DREAM Act for Our Economy Center For American Progress This population would start calling themselves DREAMers in 2001 when the DREAM Act, a piece of legislation that would provide a pathway to permanent legal status for approximately 2.1 million undocumented youth currently living in the United States ... View the full article

So how often do you check your case status on uscis.gov? I check it once in a while I can. I also notice it's kinda slow to update so its somewhat a lost cause!!?

Students to get help with DREAM Act applications UNLV The Rebel Yell Under the DREAM Act, young people who entered the United States without documentation, but who have graduated or are attending school and not in trouble with the law, have their application reviewed for conditional permanent residency. The rules of the ... View the full article

W*USA 9 Maryland Dream Act W*USA 9 Brad Botwin is among the critics who forced the Maryland Dream Act to the ballot. "It's not a right to go to college. My question is, 'What are you doing here in the first place?'" 100,000 voters signed an on line petition. It's the first referendum on ... Maryland referendums: Parsing the pollsBaltimore Sun Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher EducationVoice of America all 4 news articles » View the full article

Pat McDonough's hypocrisy resurfaces Baltimore Sun he admits that he spent his evening at an event opposing the Dream Act — the legislation that offers young people with few options the opportunity to go to college at a reasonable cost. Is it just me, or does this make absolutely no sense? You take ... and more » View the full article

Center For American Progress Report: DREAM Act would add $329 billion to US economy by 2030 Washington Post (blog) Delicious. A new think tank report argues that passing the controversial DREAM Act, which would provide a path to legal status for undocumented youth, would not only advance the immigration debate in the U.S., but it would also help the American economy. The Economic Benefits of Passing the DREAM ActCenter For American Progress DREAM Act Could Add $329 Billion To U.S. EconomyThinkProgress Group says DREAM Act would create jobsFond du Lac Reporter Campus Progress -Valley Star -Livingston Daily all 9 news articles » View the full article