Obama to announce 10-point immigration plan via exec action as early as next week

freshh. · 08:25 PM

We are finally getting specifics. Obama's plan will cover parents of USC/PR and will remove the age cap from DACA (pushing the entry date from 2007 to 2010). Unfortunately, there is no mention of DACA parents or other long term residents.

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President Obama is planning to unveil a 10-part plan for overhauling U.S. immigration policy via executive action -- including suspending deportations for millions -- as early as next Friday, a source close to the White House told Fox News.

The president's plans were contained in a draft proposal from a U.S. government agency. The source said the plan could be announced as early as Nov. 21, though the date might slip a few days pending final White House approval.

Obama was briefed at the White House by Homeland Security officials before leaving on his Asia-Pacific trip last week, Fox News has learned.

The plan contains 10 initiatives than span everything from boosting border security to improving pay for immigration officers.

But the most controversial planks pertain to the millions who could get a deportation reprieve under what is known as "deferred action."

The plan calls for expanding deferred action for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children -- but also for the parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.

The latter could allow upwards of 4.5 million illegal immigrant adults with U.S.-born children to stay, according to estimates.

Another portion that is sure to cause consternation among anti-"amnesty" lawmakers is a plan to expand deferred action for young people. In June 2012, Obama created such a program for illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, entered before June 2007 and were under 31 as of June 2012. The change would expand that to cover anyone who entered before they were 16, and change the cut-off from June 2007 to Jan. 1, 2010. This is estimated to make nearly 300,000 illegal immigrants eligible.

One of the architects for the president's planned executive actions at DHS is Esther Olavarria, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's former top immigration lawyer.

Under the changes, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers also would see a pay raise in order to "increase morale" within the ICE workforce.

DHS also is planning to "promote" the new naturalization process by giving a 50 percent discount on the first 10,000 applicants who come forward, with the exception of those who have income levels above 200 percent of the poverty level.

Tech jobs though a State Department immigrant visa program would offer another half-million immigrants a path to citizenship. This would include their spouses as well.

The other measures include calls to revise removal priorities to target serious criminals for deportation; and end the program known as "Secure Communities" and start a new program.

The planning comes as immigrant advocates urge Obama to act. As lawmakers returned for a lame-duck session, Democrats in Congress on Wednesday implored Obama to take executive action.

"We're begging the president. Go big. These [illegal immigrants] are a plus to our nation. Mr. President, please. You said you were going to do something. Do it. Act now," said Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif.

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said: "I join with my colleagues in urging the president to take action. What he needs to do is give immediate relief to families who are being wrenched apart and living in fear."

Angela Maria Kelley, vice president for immigration policy at the Center for American Progress, touted deferred action as a "tried and true component of immigration policy used by 11 presidents, 39 times in the last 60 years."

She said for many undocumented immigration who have been here for years, "there is no line for people to get into."

Obama has vowed to act in the absence of congressional action, and has claimed that congressional action could still supersede his executive steps.

In a recent op-ed in Politico, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., said Congress would stop Obama from taking executive action by adding language explicitly barring money from being used for that purpose. "Congress has the power of the purse. The President cannot spend a dime unless Congress appropriates it," Sessions wrote. He also pointed out that similar language in the past has prevented the president from closing the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

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pavpatel · 11-12-2014, 08:23 PM

Fuck, not parents of DACA holders. That screws my parents over.

2Face · 11-12-2014, 08:42 PM

Well it's all over. This immigration executive action will be the solution for quite some time now. Whoever is not included and by the looks of it it seems like most of our parents, then they will have to seriously consider the possibility of being here undocumented for the rest of their lives. I'm interested in the "expanding deferred action" phrase. Only time will tell.

IamAman · 11-12-2014, 08:51 PM

For now, we know that someone would be left out and it seems that the anchor babies wield more power than the dreamer babies.

Malign0n · 11-12-2014, 08:54 PM

It's still too broad to be interpreted as such. Hoping that my parents are included

2Face · 11-12-2014, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Malign0n

It's still too broad to be interpreted as such. Hoping that my parents are included

Absolutely. Some sources claiming Obama might want to go all out and include as many as 7 million people. Others are saying 2 million. Logic says he will want to include as many people as possible because regardless he will get beat up left and right for this. On top of that he has no reelection to worry about. The CIR we have been waiting for is finally here.

drvenom · 09:24 PM

I might be screwed on the removal of the age cap. The first time that I came to the US I was 3, my parents took me back to Mexico, then I came back at 8 years of age for good. However, I left the country at the age of 16 for 2 months (my life was threatened by some dumb cholo). I haven't left ever since. All of this happened before 1998. Would my leaving at 16 (even for 2 months) disqualify me since technically I entered again after being 16? I left on a plane, and I came in through the border just showing my California ID; I was asleep coming back in.

11-12-2014, 09:03 PM

Let me start off by saying that this is great news for obvious reasons, primarily because it will give some people much needed relief,Like we got 2 years ago. I have family that will undoubtedly benefit, so my next sentences will only be out of concern.

Like the above poster said, this is it for a while. However, this is pretty high exposure. Unlike with the DACA announcement a couple years ago, this executive order will not be swept under the rug and forgotten about. Two years from now the republican presidential candidate will run on the promise of overturning this "Obama Law" . With all this media attention being brought to this hot topic issue, don't you guys think that tea baggers and conservatives will be lining up to challenge it? I have no problem with this order, truthfully I'd rather lose my permit in 2 years if it means that others can enjoy the same happiness that I have (for at least 2 years), but do guys think that this executive order will last any longer than Obama's presidency ? I really wish that congress would do its job and bring this issue to the table, but I know it won't. I just believe that this is probably gonna be the straw that broke the republicans back and will result in a huge backlash.

freshh. · 11-12-2014, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 3230

Let me start off by saying that this is great news for obvious reasons, primarily because it will give some people much needed relief,Like we got 2 years ago. I have family that will undoubtedly benefit, so my next sentences will only be out of concern.

Like the above poster said, this is it for a while. However, this is pretty high exposure. Unlike with the DACA announcement a couple years ago, this executive order will not be swept under the rug and forgotten about. Two years from now the republican presidential candidate will run on the promise of overturning this "Obama Law" . With all this media attention being brought to this hot topic issue, don't you guys think that tea baggers and conservatives will be lining up to challenge it? I have no problem with this order, truthfully I'd rather lose my permit in 2 years if it means that others can enjoy the same happiness that I have (for at least 2 years), but do guys think that this executive order will last any longer than Obama's presidency ? I really wish that congress would do its job and bring this issue to the table, but I know it won't. I just believe that this is probably gonna be the straw that broke the republicans back and will result in a huge backlash.

I think it will stay in place. Look at how long TPS has been continuously extended. And, honestly, this gives Republicans an excuse to never ever deal with CIR (which is sad, but true).

11-12-2014, 09:28 PM

I hope you're right. I just don't see any way that the republicans will let this die. You see how they have voted over 50 times to defund or completely overturn Obamacare. And have promised to continue doing so. These clowns are relentless and only care about undoing anything that Obama has or wants to do. Again, I don't see this ending well for any of us but hey id rather others (especially older dreamers) benefit for a while like I have, because this DACA thing has truly been liberating for most of us.

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