2013 What has been and is currently being done regarding immigration in the US Essential Question Continuing to strengthen border security Streamlining legal immigration Earned citizenship Cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers ID: 500624
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Immigration Reform
2013Slide2
What has been and is currently being done regarding immigration in the U.S.?
Essential QuestionSlide3
Continuing to strengthen border security
Streamlining legal immigration
Earned citizenship
Cracking down on employers hiring undocumented workers
President Obama’s common sense proposal for immigration reform
.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/immigrationSlide4
law enforcement
technology
remove criminals national security threats
1. Continuing to strengthen border securitySlide5
penalize businesses
for hiring undocumented workers
create a way to
verify legal status of workers2 Crack
down on employers hiring undocumented workersSlide6
visas to foreign entrepreneurs
foreign graduate students
stay after graduation reunite families
3 Streamline legal immigrationSlide7
give undocumented immigrants a legal way
to earn citizenship
background checks pay taxes & a penalty go to the back of the line
learn English4 Earned citizenshipSlide8
They remind us that we’re a
nation of immigrants
. Throughout our history the promise we found in those who come from every corner of the globe has always been one of our greatest strengths
.
One of the biggest advantages we have, economically, is our demographics. We’re constantly replenishing ourselves with talent from all across the globe. No other country can match that history.
President Obama June 11, 2013Slide9
“Gang of Eight”
bipartisan
committee:
Republicans: Marco Rubio (FL), Jeff Flake (AZ), John McCain (AZ), Lindsay Graham (SC); Democrats: Dick Durbin (IL), Robert Menendez (NJ), Chuck Schumer (NY), Michael Bennett (CO)
Senate passes S.744: immigration reform bill 1,200 pages68 in favor – 32 opposed54 Democrats and 14 Republicans in favor (Orin Hatch)
June 27, 2013Slide10
"Today is another historic day in the Senate," said Sen. Patrick
Leahy (D-VT).
"This legislation will reunite families. It will bring millions of people out of the shadows and into our legal system. It will spur job growth and reduce our deficit. And it will make us safer."
"The time has come to act in the interest of all Americans," declared Sen. Bob
Menendez (D-NJ) a member of the Gang of Eight. "I hope that message will be heard loud and clear in the House (of Representatives)."
DOA Most congressional conservatives, however, remain staunchly opposed to the measure, and have declared it dead on arrival in the House.
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, called the vote on the
measure "largely symbolic" and predicted the
bill
would ultimately be relegated to the "ash
heap
of history."Slide11
The DREAM Act
Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Orin Hatch (R-UT) and Richard Durbin (D-IL)
i
ntroduced in 2001; has NOT been passed
Four basic requirementscame to the U.S. before the age of 16graduate from high school (GED)good moral character
living in U.S. for 5 years
Once the DREAM Act passes, you will have 6 years to obtain a 2 year college degree or complete 2 years of military service
This will change your conditional permanent residency to U.S. citizenshipSlide12
DACA
2012
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
DACA wasn't passed into law by Congress; it was an
executive order by the Obama administration.enables young people born outside the U.S.
but raised here to more fully contribute to their communities, economically and otherwisethe
executive branch has the power to decide how best to use
resources
, and
deporting young people with good standing didn't seem like a smart use of those
resources
people
who came to the
U.S. as
children and meet several key guidelines may request consideration of
deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and would then be eligible for work authorization
.
Deferred
action
does not provide
an individual with
lawful status
.Slide13
DACA Requirements
…
a
ge
: under 31 as of June 15, 2012;
came to the U.S. before 16th birthdayhave continuously lived
in the U.S. since June 15, 2007, up to the present time; currently
in
school
, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United
States;
h
ave
not been convicted of a felony
, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public
safetySlide14Slide15
l
ived in the U.S. continuously since Jan. 1, 2010 to the present
p
hysically present in the U.S. on Nov. 20, 2014 and at the time of your request
no lawful status on Nov. 20, 2014not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three or more other misdemeanors; do not otherwise pose a threat to national security; and are not an enforcement priority for removal.
DAPA November 2014
Deferred Action for
Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents
(DAPA)
e
xpands 2012 DACA
p
otential to benefit up to 4 million people
DACA is an
executive order
by the Obama administration.Slide16
Texas and 25 other states are suing the Obama administration
claiming these executive orders
exceed the President’s constitutional authority
the Obama administration has insisted that the immigration plan is well within its constitutional prerogatives and
in line with deportation deferrals other presidents have grantedfederal district court in Texas
has issued an order that temporarily blocks the DAPA and expanded DACA programs from being implemented. people will not be able to apply for DAPA or expanded DACA until a court issues an order that allows the initiatives to go forward5
th Circuit Court of Appeals; Supreme Court
DAPA November 2014