President Obama on immigration: Why wait?

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/1...915_Page2.html

We'll see how it goes...

As these reports come out, it's becoming clear that most likely the age cap will be removed from the current DACA program to include older dreamers and parents/maybe relatives of US citizens and green card holders will be eligible to get on a pathway to work permits/licenses. It is a great change for those who qualify and a tragedy for those who do not like parents of DACA beneficiaries and others who have been living here for decades that do not have kids. This is the end of the immigration battle. Following this EO, there will no longer be any other action on immigration until one party gets a supermajority which doesn't happen that often.

If my brief departure does not affect my case, it looks like the age cap removal will be my saving. I wish you were considered a parent during pregnancy. Then I'd really have nothing to worry about .

The 5 or 10 year requirement refers to people with USC children IMO, not in general, although I wish it was that way.

So DrVenom, if youre married to a USC, why havent you adjusted your status? Have you shared your experience with that yet? I think you said something about your lawyer telling you to just wait for this EO

Because I would have to show that my leaving would cause "extreme hardship" to my wife. That is hard to do since my wife is young, makes a good living, and is in perfect health. I could try, but it is almost certain that I would not get the waiver and could be left in Mexico for years on end. It is just too risky.

Are you an EWI? See, i feel lucky on that department, the fact that i entered with a visa and all of that business.

Me too.

I don't really know the numbers on a lot of this, but out of the approximately 11 million undocumented immigrants, how many would you guys say that are people who have been living here for at least 10 years just straight up? Regardless whether they have children that are U.S. citizens, no children, are married to a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident, are single, etc.

I didn't enter with a visa. The only time that I was looked at by immigration was during my brief leave (2 months) when I was 17 years of age; I mistakenly said 16 in another post. I entered the US with my California ID, which were given to undocumented immigrants at that time. I didn't claim to be a citizen. I was asleep when we crossed over.