Politico — Nine months ago, the new Homeland Security secretary, Jeh Johnson, received a request from the White House. President Obama wanted him to personally take on perhaps the administration’s toughest political assignment: looking for creative ways to fix America’s immigration system without congressional action—or executive overreach. Just four months into the job, Johnson had […]
Executive Actions on Immigration – Deferred Action for Parental Accountability
November 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
USCIS — Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA), which is expected to begin in six months. The actions also expand a 2012 program that offers relief to undocumented young people who came to the country as children, called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive […]
New York Immigration Groups Prepare to Meet Demands of New Policy
November 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
NY Times — President Obama’s sweeping executive actions on immigration present daunting logistical challenges across the nation, but especially in New York, which Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has called “the gateway for immigrants worldwide.” They come amid growing recognition that the state’s large and diverse population of illegal immigrants cannot be reached with a one-size-fits-all […]
Social Security and Medicare Open to Illegals
November 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Another fun result of President Obama’s illegal immigration amnesty last week has come to light. While most of the attention was on how lawbreakers were being excused for their crimes, it looks like President Obama had another way to reward those who broke the law to enter our country: gift them with Social Security and […]
