HT Editorial	Liberalism in USA: Certain illegal immigrants can get work permits immediately - Certain Legals have to wait for years
Blog	Posted By: hindtodaynews on:6/15/2012 8:12:42 AM

Liberals in USA appears to eye for Latino votes amid tough challenge by Republicans in a Presidential Election year.

The President bypassed Congress for amnesty to Latinos. Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida was planning a legal H1B route for those illegal immigrants, so that they join the  same waiting queue as the legals. But, Liberals are after all liberals - always irrational and illogical.

If a legal H1B immigrant forgets to renew his I-94 on time- the USCIS , a division of Homeland Security headed by Secretary Janet Napolitano would deny his Green Card Petition citing illegal stay for few months.

No Amnesty for him/her.

Qualified Spouses of H1B are in H4 and not  illegible to work; but illegal aliens can be given work permits.

The question is - Why can't be there one front door for legals and illegals where work permit seeking illegals can join the existing queue for a work permit.

Liberals talk about fairness.. Hmm -  Is it fair that over 200000 Legal H1B Workers  are waiting for a work permit since 10 years because of Visa unavailability and illegals get work permits just because they belongs to a larger vote bank community ?

Here you go ?

OK - why can't the following rule be applicable for the children of legal immigrants, who also came to USA when they were less than 16 years old and their parents are keep renewing their VISAs ?

Rational and Liberalism - are Mutually Exclusive like two sides of a coin.; Isn't it ?

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Here is the amnesty offered to certain illegal aliens.

WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.

“Our nation’s immigration laws must be enforced in a firm and sensible manner,” said Secretary Napolitano. “But they are not designed to be blindly enforced without consideration given to the individual circumstances of each case. Nor are they designed to remove productive young people to countries where they may not have lived or even speak the language. Discretion, which is used in so many other areas, is especially justified here.”

DHS continues to focus its enforcement resources on the removal of individuals who pose a national security or public safety risk, including immigrants convicted of crimes, violent criminals, felons, and repeat immigration law offenders. Today’s action further enhances the Department’s ability to focus on these priority removals.

Under this directive, individuals who demonstrate that they meet the following criteria will be eligible for an exercise of discretion, specifically deferred action, on a case by case basis:

1. Came to the United States under the age of sixteen;
   
   
2. Have continuously resided in the United States for a least five years preceding the date of this memorandum and are present in the United States on the date of this memorandum;
   
   
3. Are currently in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are honorably discharged veterans of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States;
   
   
4. Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety;
   
   
5. Are not above the age of thirty.

Only those individuals who can prove through verifiable documentation that they meet these criteria will be eligible for deferred action. Individuals will not be eligible if they are not currently in the United States and cannot prove that they have been physically present in the United States for a period of not less than 5 years immediately preceding today’s date. Deferred action requests are decided on a case-by-case basis. DHS cannot provide any assurance that all such requests will be granted. The use of prosecutorial discretion confers no substantive right, immigration status, or pathway to citizenship. Only the Congress, acting through its legislative authority, can confer these rights.

While this guidance takes effect immediately, USCIS and ICE expect to begin implementation of the application processes within sixty days. In the meantime, individuals seeking more information on the new policy should visit USCIS’s website (at www.uscis.gov), ICE’s website (at www.ice.gov), or DHS’s website (at www.dhs.gov). Beginning Monday, individuals can also call USCIS’ hotline at 1-800-375-5283 or ICE’s hotline at 1-888-351-4024 during business hours with questions or to request more information on the forthcoming process.

For individuals who are in removal proceedings and have already been identified as meeting the eligibility criteria and have been offered an exercise of discretion as part of ICE’s ongoing case-by-case review, ICE will immediately begin to offer them deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal.