Essay: End deportation of persons likely to qualify for USC

dtrt09 · 11-01-2013, 05:11 PM

SYNOPSIS:

Immigration reform in the United States
will probably create pathways to American citizenship
for most of foreign nationals now settled in the USA.
Anticipating these changes of immigration law,
it would be possible for the U.S. government to suspend
all deportation actions for citizens of other countries
who will probably qualify for some pathway to citizenship
once new immigration laws become effective.

Perhaps 11 million of the estimated 12 million
foreign nationals now settled in the USA
will ultimately qualify for permanent resident status and later American citizenship.
And about 1 million will be returned to their countries of citizenship.

OUTLINE:

1. THE PRESIDENT CAN IMPLEMENT AN INTERIM POLICY
FORESHADOWING THE LIKELY RESULTS OF IMMIGRATION REFORM.

2. LIKELY REQUIREMENTS FOR EARNING U.S. CITIZENSHIP.

3. THE ONE MILLION WHO WILL BE REPATRIATED.

4. FOREIGN NATIONALS IN U.S. PRISONS FOR ORDINARY CRIMES.

5. FOREIGN NATIONALS COULD SERVE THEIR JAIL-TIME IN THEIR COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN.

6. WHAT SHOULD WE DO WITH THE FAMILIES OF CONVICTED FOREIGN CRIMINALS?

7. EACH FAMILY-CONSTELLATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON ITS OWN MERITS.

8. IMMIGRATION REFORM WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON CRIME IN AMERICA.

9. LAW-ABIDING FOREIGN NATIONALS
WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCES OF EARNING AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.

10. DEPORTATION OF DREAMers SUSPENDED IN JUNE 2012 .

Quote:

END DEPORTATION OF PERSONS LIKELY TO QUALIFY FOR
A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP UNDER IMMIGRATION REFORM

by James Leonard Park

1. THE PRESIDENT CAN IMPLEMENT AN INTERIM POLICY
FORESHADOWING THE LIKELY RESULTS OF IMMIGRATION REFORM.

An executive order should be sufficient to establish a new policy
with regard to deportation of foreign nationals
whose only violation of law is being settled in the USA without permission.
The Morton Memo—linked from the end of this essay—
appeared one day after this essay was first published on the Internet.

If executive order does not seem to be the best way,
the Department of Homeland Security could use its discretion to prosecute
as a way to defer action for those foreign nationals
most likely to qualify for a pathway to American citizenship
under expected immigration reform.

Registration without deportation could be part of such an interim policy.
The President could end automatic deportation immediately.
All foreign nationals settled in the USA without previous permission
would be required to register with the U.S. government,
but such registration would not trigger deportation proceedings.

Those foreign nationals who know they have the best chance
of being offered pathways to American citizenship
will be the first to register themselves and their whole families.
And the public fact that they were not deported
should encourage other foreign nationals
voluntarily to come out of the shadows to register themselves.

Registration with the United States Department of Homeland Security
would not guarantee a pathway to American citizenship.
A small percentage of foreign nationals who voluntarily register
will ultimately be required to return to their homelands.
But those who register voluntarily will have a better chance at citizenship
than those foreign nationals who decide to remain in the shadows.

Along with the opening of registration,
the President could announce the most likely criteria
to be used for offering citizenship to foreign nationals.

Read the rest here:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~parkx032/CY-END-D.html

P.S. The title of this essay is too long as a thread title. Mods, please feel free to change it.

marley monster · 11-01-2013, 05:11 PM

I doubt Obama would do this. Too much risk for the midterms.

dtrt09 · 11-01-2013, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marley monster

I doubt Obama would do this. Too much risk for the midterms.

Except, he already has. And it doesn't need to include every undocumented, he can protect those that are already caught in the sytem, those with pending or approved petitions and those he's already odered deported, BUT as an excercise in discretion, not removed. It wouldn't be more than the amount of qualifying DACA individuals, and certainly not the majority of 11 million people.

DA User · 11-01-2013, 09:32 PM

This is great news.

dtrt09 · 11-01-2013, 09:55 PM

@DA User, you know this isn't news; it is an essay about immigration reform policy from which the Morton Memo originated, it seems. However, it is inclusive and comprehensive and apparently, completely doable within existing laws. Click on the link and read the entire document.

Pianoswithoutfaith · 11-01-2013, 10:28 PM

Yeah how are these news

freshh. · 11-02-2013, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtrt09

Except, he already has. And it doesn't need to include every undocumented, he can protect those that are already caught in the sytem, those with pending or approved petitions and those he's already odered deported, BUT as an excercise in discretion, not removed. It wouldn't be more than the amount of qualifying DACA individuals, and certainly not the majority of 11 million people.

This seems the most likely alternative should nothing pass the House. My problem is when would the administration do this.

DA User · 11-02-2013, 02:56 PM

It is in the news section lol.

Pianoswithoutfaith · 11-02-2013, 04:11 PM

lol so??

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