Obama Halts DREAM Act Deportations - Page 2

If you don't have a government-issued ID and are willing to risk going through deportation proceedings, yes. If not, then no.

I have a couple of Border Patrol friends, as I have mentioned here before, I went to High School with them. I was thinking about turning myself in to them, they don't know I'm undocumented what do you guys think about this? I go out with them on the weekends once in a while. I could of told them about my status a long time ago, but I didn't, I don't want to tell you guys what other friends I have who are DHS related employess, cuz some of you are going to say: you're stupid why didn't you ask them to help you out, etc. etc. But I understand they would have to risk their freedom and their jobs in order to help me out, but here I go, call me stupid if you want I don't mind. Besides the 2 BP agents I have another friend that works for USCIS, she's been working there for about 6 years, she just posted on FB last week that she was going to take a test to become a consular officer. And my niece works for Customs. So what do you guys think, should I turn myself in?

Still a dumb idea.

You get your work permit, right. But say he gets thrown out of office: you are in the computer and we all know the whole thing will get reversed if the republicans take office

Its time to celebrate. This is awesome news.

Obama has done it!

Agreed. There's no point in turning yourself in at the moment if you can live (like, feed yourself/family, etc.) without doing so. Wait until this angers Republicans enough that it forces them to come to the table and negotiate; once they do, if they know what's good for them, let politics do its dirty works and get the DREAM Act passed.

If by some unfortunate miracle/disgrace (however you want to look at it) Obama loses the election, the first thing I can imagine Bachmann, Perry, or Romney doing is throwing out Janet Napolitano, John Morton, and Alejandro Mayorkas.

If you are granted a work permit, it has to come along with a SSN. Once you have it in your hands, it will be very difficult for republicans to try to cancel that.

Just on a note, TPS beneficiaries, they have been temporary protected more than a decade for Honduran and Nicaraguans. They have established credit, bought homes, cars, etc...So its very hard for the SSN cancel all that, even worse how the economy is right now.

So Let's pray at least we can get a work permit out of this

I think obama schould have done little more then this such as 245i protection. It would helped lot of us who are eleigible for green card through sponsors and they can apply from here without leaving country.

my sis is in removal proceedings, she has a hearing in december but will talk to her lawyer on monday about this, Ill keep you guys informed on how it goes , hope her case atleast is dropped, hope she is given a work permit too *cross fingers*

My gosh there is no pleasing some of you people.. Beggars are not choosers man. I remember people bashing Obama for not stopping the deportation of dreamers. Now he has done so ppl are not satisfied and want more. This is a good move on his part. Millions of Dreamers can now breath a little bit better and even sleep with both eyes close!. Remember to always walk with ID when traveling. Even going to the store for milk walk with ID. This is a step to the right direction.

You mean extending the date from 4/30/01?