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ABC News Barack Obama Touts DREAM Act at Univision Event ABC News Veliz criticized Romney for "changing his mind" on the DREAM Act. "Romney says he wants a permanent solution for the DREAMers, and that's the DREAM Act. But then he says he'd veto it. That doesn't make sense," Veliz said. She was also put off by ... DREAM Act: President Obama reaffirms unwavering support for DREAM Act at ...Washington Times A day after rival, Obama speaking at University of MiamiPalm Beach Post President Obama and Romney Vie for Hispanic Vote in Florida, Talk ImmigrationPBS NewsHour Huffington Post -SunHerald.com all 5,921 news articles » View the full article

DCist.com Marylanders show support for same-sex marriage, Dream Act, Gonzales poll ... Baltimore Sun (blog) Supporters of the Dream Act are furthest ahead, with 58 percent of respondents saying they would support it, according to the survey by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies. Only 34 percent opposed. The law would allow some illegal immigrants to ... Poll: Md. divided on gambling, favors gay marriage and 'Dream Act'Washington Post (blog) Dream Act, Same-Sex Marriage Take Lead in MarylandDCist.com Poll shows support for Dream Act; same-sex marriage leadingGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online The Chestertown Spy all 72 news articles » View the full article

Eurasia Review Why Won't Obama or Romney Lead on Immigration? Huffington Post Florida Senator Marco Rubio -- who has ruffled some feathers by breaking with his party to support the DREAM Act -- introduced Romney at the Republican National Convention in August. And Obama invited San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and activist ... DREAM Team grows from small to big, enters immigration policy debateThe Daily Princetonian Many don't understand latest immigration orderSun-Sentinel Obama, Romney face off over illegal immigrationAtlanta Journal Constitution Daily Trojan Online all 44 news articles » View the full article

Kaine sees jobs growth in DREAM Act, visa reform AXcess News "I'm a DREAM Act supporter," Kaine said at a small-business roundtable discussion in Rosslyn, Va., a business district just across the Potomac River from Washington. "We want youngsters who are in this country not to be locked into underachievement ... and more » View the full article

ABC2 News Rutgers immigrant youth summit pushes DREAM Act MyCentralJersey.com Giancarlo Tello, a 22-year-old undocumented Rutgers-Newark undergrad from Peru, takes part in 'Undocumented and Unafraid,' a discussion on the new immigrant youth movement and the Dream Act on Thursday at the Rutgers College Avenue Campus ... Students push for Dream ActABC2 News Undocumented Youth Call out VP-candidate Paul Ryan On His Opposition to the ...Laredo Sun Program details experiences of undocumented students in USRU Daily Targum all 4 news articles » View the full article

Dream Act, Drivers Licenses for Illegals Opposed by Majority of Californians LA Weekly (blog) The California Dream Act, which gives undocumented people who came to the United States as children in-state tuition at state colleges, isn't favored by a majority of California voters. Neither is the renewed drive to let illegal immigrants obtain ... View the full article

Which books do you prefer? Is there a reason? I like non fiction books a LOT more than fiction. I never read fiction anymore. The only reason I love non fiction more is because you learn about real life and you're able to build your knowledge (your brain). There's always room to learn.

Undocumented Students Pin Hopes on Federal Deferred Action, State DREAM Act Patch.com It's unknown how many Maryland students applied or are eligible, however, more than 350 Maryland students qualify for the Maryland Dream Act, according to the Department of Legislative Services, which shares many of the same requirements. and more » View the full article

ABC2 News Costs, benefits of Md. Dream Act hard for voters to measure Washington Post With campaigns for and against beginning final pushes this weekend, the fate of Maryland's version of the Dream Act will rest in part on which side successfully fills in the blanks that helped push the measure to the ballot. After Maryland's ... Students canvass city neighborhoods to push the DREAM Act.ABC2 News Dream Act would topple barriersGazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Baltimore County Teacher Joins Rally for DREAM ActPatch.com NBC4 Washington (blog) all 15 news articles » View the full article

The Conservative Case for Obamacare New York Times IF Mitt Romney's pivots on President's Obama's health care reform act have accelerated to a blur — from repealing on Day 1, to preserving this or that piece, to punting the decision to the states — it is for an odd reason buried beneath two and a ... and more » View the full article

The Guardian Supporting a Dream baltimoregaylife To this end, EQMD supports Question 4 (The Dream Act) and we urge Maryland's LGBT communities to do the same. There are several reasons why EQMD supports Question 4. One centers on our mission—to work for equality for all LGBT Marylanders, ... Marylanders for Marriage Equality Takes Part in AKA Town HallHuman Rights Campaign Backstory (blog) all 56 news articles » View the full article

Not sure how many people have seen this. But I find it interesting looking at the data. http://cis.org/sites/default/files/DACA%20Data%2009272012KB.pdf What do you find the most interesting about the data?

We all got stress in our lives.. And sometimes a cigarette is needed. What brand do you smoke? And how did it start? This should be interesting. If you don't smoke, you can share a momonet if you've ever tried it or something similar.

Over 170 new DACA applications approved for first time in years; more workshops planned for new applicants in the valley KLAS - 8 News NowView the full article

(AP) WASHINGTON — Less than two months before a presidential election in which both parties are fighting for the key Hispanic vote, the Obama administration has approved the first wave of applications from young illegal immigrants hoping to avoid deportation and get a work permit. The Homeland Security Department is notifying a small group of people this week that they have been approved to stay in the country for two years as part of President Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The first approvals come just three weeks after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services started accepting applications for the program Mr. Obama and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano first announced June 15. In an internal document obtained by The Associated Press, the government had estimated previously that it could take months for each application to be reviewed and approved. So far, about 72,000 people have applied to avoid deportation. "Following a thorough, individualized case review, USCIS has now begun notifying individuals of the determination on their deferral requests," DHS spokesman Peter Boogaard said in a statement Tuesday. DHS said background checks, including fingerprinting, are being conducted on each immigrant before an application can be approved. The average wait time for approval is expected to be about four months to six months. Most applications for immigration benefits take several months for USCIS to process. In certain circumstances, people can pay extra fees to speed up the process. There currently is no such option for deferred action applications. To be eligible for deferred deportation, applicants must have come to the U.S. before they turned 16, be 30 or younger, be high school graduates or in college, or have served in the military. The immigrants could not have a serious criminal record. Successful applicants can avoid deportation for up to two years and get a work permit. Applicants must pay a $465 paperwork fee that is expected to cover the cost of processing the work permit and fingerprint collection. Homeland Security has estimated that as many as 1.04 million immigrants could apply to avoid being deported in the program's first year, with about 890,000 being immediately eligible. According to the department document, it could cost between $467 million and $585 million to process applications in the first two years of the program, with revenues from fees estimated at $484 million. That means the cost to the government could range from a gain of $17 million to a loss of more than $101 million. The policy change came just months before what is shaping up to be a tight presidential election. Wooing Hispanic voters has been considered key to helping Mr. Obama win a second term. The plan to halt deportations for as many as 1.7 million illegal immigrants closely mirrors the failed DREAM Act, a bill that would have provided a path to legalization for many of the same immigrants expected to benefit from the government's deferred action policy. The new policy does not provide legal status for the immigrants. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has not said what he would do with the Obama policy if he is elected. He has previously pledged to veto the DREAM Act should it cross his desk. DREAM stands for Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors. Republicans have uniformly criticized Mr. Obama's policy, as well as previous DHS decisions to stop deporting many illegal immigrants who do not have criminal records or otherwise pose no threat to national security or public safety. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has derided the policy as "backdoor amnesty." "It's astounding that the president's administration can move so quickly to grant work authorization to illegal immigrants yet his jobs council hasn't met in over eight months to find solutions to put unemployed Americans back to work," Smith said Tuesday. "Such a quick turnaround for these amnesty applications raises serious concerns about fraud and a lack of thorough background checks. President Obama and his administration continue to put illegal immigrants ahead of the interests of the American people." Last month, a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents sued the department in federal court in Dallas, accusing the administration of violating federal law and forcing ICE employees to break the law by not arresting certain illegal immigrants. Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton were named as defendants. An informal adviser to Romney on immigration, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, filed the suit on behalf of the agents. "It places ICE agents in an untenable position where their political superiors are ordering them to violate federal law," Kobach said at the time. "If they follow federal law, they will be disciplined by their superiors." On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., sent a letter to Morton questioning the new policy and how it is being implemented. He cited reports of immigration officers being threatened with punishment for trying to enforce immigration laws, an allegation outlined in Kobach's suit. "The speed at which the deferrals are being granted continues to raise severe concerns about fraud and the administration's ability to verify items like age of entry, educational status and even current age," Sessions said. "But the bigger issue is that the administration has effectively nullified existing federal law with the stroke of a pen. Moreover, it is a pure fiction that its non-enforcement policy is limited to those theoretically eligible for DREAM." 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Leaders from several Arizona immigrant-rights groups bought a strawberry-topped chocolate cake this week to celebrate the three-year anniversary of President Obama

In November 2014, millions of Americans and their families watched and rejoiced together as President Barack Obama announced a series of immigration directives to strengthen border security, focus immigration enforcement on serious threats, and temporarily defer the deportations of 5 million eligible undocumented immigrants. Specifically, the directives included two programs: the expansion of the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program

Mixed-Status Families To Receive 2nd Round Stimulus Checks The National Law ReviewView the full article

This thread is for you guys/girls to disuss processing times for applications routed to California... Talk about when you subitted your application, any problems your facing. When people look at this thread it should give people some more insight on what to expect and long it should take on average.

This thread is for you guys/girls to disuss processing times for applications routed to Texas... Talk about when you subitted your application, any problems your facing. When people look at this thread it should give people some more insight on what to expect and long it should take on average.

This thread is for you guys/girls to disuss processing times for applications routed to Nebraska... Talk about when you subitted your application, any problems your facing. When people look at this thread it should give people some more insight on what to expect and long it should take on average.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hTFMD5NX1Q Anyone see this game? Utter bullshit in my opinion. They won't overturn the game to a win for the packers. Who disagrees with me?

I mean who doesn't like CASH right? lol So if you guys want to do a competition about something and actually win some cash, we can have a contest, wether it be a post, a comment, or a game competition. Put some ideas together.

Pretty interested read. Read and comment below on what you think! AUSTIN -- President Obama's decision last month to grant deferred action to thousands of immigrants eligible for deportation is either illegal or humane, according to dueling statements released Thursday by members of Texas' congressional delegation. On June 15, the administration announced it would instruct the Department of Homeland Security to begin issuing work permits and grant relief from deportation to certain immigrants brought to the country illegally before they were 16 years old. U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, who has labeled a host of immigration polices aimed at focusing on deporting serious criminals over other offenders "backdoor amnesty," told Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano that the deferred action decision ignores "the rule of law." "The administration's amnesty agenda is a win for illegal immigrants but a loss for Americans," Smith told Napolitano on Thursday during a scheduled House DHS oversight committee hearing. "When illegal immigrants are allowed to live and work in the U.S., unemployed American workers have to compete with illegal immigrants for scarce jobs. With 23 million Americans unemployed or underemployed, this amnesty only makes their lives harder." Smith, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, added that the move is a magnet for fraud. "Many illegal immigrants will falsely claim they came to the U.S. as children, and this administration refuses to take the steps necessary to check whether their claims are true or not," he said. House Democrats, however, said they would rally around the president and defend him against attempts to stymie the administration's powers. "We agree that you are on solid moral and legal ground, and we will do everything within our power to defend your actions and the authority that you, like past Presidents, can exercise to set enforcement priorities and better protect our neighborhoods and our nation," wrote U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill. The letter was also signed by U.S. Reps. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, the chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus; Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo; Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston; Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin; Al Green, D-Houston; Gene Green, D-Houston; Ruben Hinojosa, D-Edinburg; and Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso. But Democrats also made it clear that they want more. "Despite this vital reprieve for a deserving group of promising individuals, we also understand that it does not diminish the need for a permanent solution and comprehensive immigration reform," the Democrats insisted. "Mr. President, we stand committed to fixing the broken immigration system once and for all, and we are ready to fight for a permanent solution that benefits all children and families, the economy, our national security and our nation." About 800,000 people would be eligible to apply for the work permits, according to Gutierrez's office. They are scheduled to be eligible starting next month. Source: http://myhighplains.com/fulltext?nxd_id=285332

DACA applicants being approved Yahoo NewsView the full article