By Emily Badger and Kennedy Elliott The deportation reprieves that President Obama extended to millions of immigrants this week are relatively arbitrary. The president’s executive action would delay deportation for the undocumented mother of a child born in the U.S.
[TX Tribune] The Brief: Right and Left Critique Obama Immigration Action
By John Reynolds Action being taken by President Barack Obama to shield four million-plus undocumented immigrants from deportation will fall disproportionately on states like Texas. The Tribune’s Julián Aguilar wrote that Texas has the second highest population of undocumented immigrants,
[Statesman] Austin IRC’s Exec. Director Reacts to Pres. Obama’s executive order on immigration
“It’s a really good [initial] step, but that’s not what we were hoping for. We are gonna make sure to push until everyone who’s here gets a work permit or legal status.” - Alejandro Caceres Click Here to Watch Alejandro
[USA Today] President Obama’s Executive Action Makes Changes To S-Comm
Tonight, President Obama announced his executive action on immigration that would protect 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation by granting legal status. Along with that, few changes to the iniquitous Secure Communities program was announced. According to Alan Gomez of
Come See President’s Announcement on Exec Order Together! Miremos el anuncio del Presidente sobre la acción ejecutiva juntos!
Come see the President’s announcement on executive action together, so together we can see how it affects our families, how it affects our city, and how we plan to continue our fight until all of our immigrant community is included!