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New Immigration Policy Changes Lives of ManyPresident Barack Obama announced his new immigration policy FridayRelated ContentANCHORAGE - Friday, President Barack Obama announced his new immigration policy that would stop deporting young undocumented immigrants. Under Obama’s new policy, people younger than 30 years old get a two-year deferral from deportation as long as they came to the U.S. before the age of 16, pose no criminal threat, and were successful students or served in the military. “I have my family here and I don't want go anywhere else,” she said. According to a Pew Research Center report, there are an estimated 10,000 undocumented immigrants living in Alaska alone. Delgado moved to California from Mexico when she was just nine years old with her sister and mother. “She wanted to us to learn, to have careers and she knew the opportunities were here,” she said. She’s been in Alaska for three years with her husband, who is a U.S. citizen, and her three-year-old son. Delgado says she's always been hesitant to apply for citizenship for fear of deportation, until now. “I don't want to just be here, to just be here, I want to work, I want do something,” she said. According to Lea McDermid, a local immigration attorney, it’s not amnesty. “Its not a path to permanent residency or citizenship and it’s risky for someone who's not already in deportation proceedings,” McDermid said. But she says it will allow immigrants to work. “[They] just want to be productive members of society and they've been marginalized and not been able to do that,” she said. Delgado says it's all she's ever wanted. “To be told, no, because you're not from this country, is just frustrating because I know I could do so much if I was given the opportunity,” said Delgado.
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Bar'aq the Clown said on Friday, Jun 15 at 9:26 PM
Unfortunately for liberals and illegal aliens, Obama does not have the power to simply wave a magic wand and vacate a law or fail to enforce it. Try reading what his Oath of Office says before you celebrate. In fact, he should be impeached.
93803576chuck said on Saturday, Jun 16 at 3:12 AM
When the hell will REAL Americans stand up and stop the total distruction of our constitution. Obummer needs to be outed just as bad as his commrade Osama, Sadam. The pure fact is Obummer is the biggest threat to the USA. Freaking terrorist running (destroying) our country.
93813755What The... said on Saturday, Jun 16 at 8:58 AM
Let me see if I understand this. A person who would have normally been at risk of deportation (I assume due to the illegal nature of their presence) just has to produce a legal document showing they were here prior to age 16? And where does this "legal" document come from?
93833706Anonymous said on Saturday, Jun 16 at 9:26 AM
Mean while the media does not do the real jobs and find out that Obama gave two Alaska Ilands away to Russia. Look it up (UN)
93835525R.D said on Saturday, Jun 16 at 8:44 PM
This country was made from immigrants working together, give them a chance mexicans are hard working people,every one deserves a chance .
93875676What said on Sunday, Jun 17 at 8:14 PM
So RD thinks only mexicans are illegals? Sounds like a racist lib statement. Take a look are town and see who makes up the illegals here. But I guess they are not hard working unless mexican illegals right?
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