BREAKING: 22 US Senators Urge Obama To Grant Deferred Action to Qualified DREAMers

The letter below, from 22 Democratic Senators, was sent to President Obama this afternoon.

The Senators wrote that they "would support a grant of deferred action" and other measures to grant relief to qualified DREAM students. We'll have more tomorrow, but wanted to post the letter once we saw it. America's Voice shares the view that the President has the executive authority to protect DREAMers.

As you can see, a broad spectrum of the Democratic caucus signed the letter including leadership and even more conservative Senators, like Florida's Bill Nelson, who is up for reelection in 2012

[Click the link to see the letter]

http://americasvoiceonline.org/blog/...qualified_dre/

Sucks to see that there is only 22 Democratic Senators. Wish there were some bi-partisan support on this issue. 22 Senators isn't enough in my opinion.

On another point, don't know if granting a deferred action will help or hurt President Obama on his political campaign for 2012. Since this is such a controversial issue, I don't think he will do it until he get's reelected.

He said he can't grant us squat and now senators are urging him to do so. hmmm someone is lying here....

That letter dismissed all the arguments from the Obama administration that they can't grant deffered action to dreamers. Obama is being pushed into a corner here and i like it!!!


http://preview.bloomberg.com/news/20...akers-say.html

It is time for Obama to spend some political capital on this issue.

The voters who are likely to be upset by this are not going to vote for Obama in the first place.

I honestly don't see anything happening for DA/CIR until after Obama gets re elected, then he might just fill his promises on CIR/DA. Who knows? That may all just be wishful thinking.

This letter would of been even more impressive if all the Dems' names that voted yes on DA last December would of been there as well.

We also need the U.S. House of Reps to do the same!!!!

I've said this before and I will say it again, this is not going to be easy, much energy and effort will have to come from every dreamer within the states to push this to the finish line, thanks much senator's who had the courage to stand up.

Obama can use Executive Order to grant temporary status relief for all Dreamers who qualify. Of course he can. It has been done by numerous brave Presidents. He should not get the Latino vote if he does not use his powers. My hope is that the communities who support Obama will pressure him to use Executive Order or lose the election.