Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants

[Jroc]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.


Two days after Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer declared her state won’t confer driver’s licenses and other state benefits to newly-documented immigrants under Obama’s “deferred action” immigration policy, Nebraska, too, put its foot down.


Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

The deferred action plan, which took effect on Wednesday, could make as many as 1.7 illegal immigrants eligible for “deferred action” status, meaning they’re eligible to receive work papers and driver’s licenses. Applicants have to be no more than 31 years old, must have arrived in the US before the age of 16, and have no major crimes on their record.

The opposition stances taken by Nebraska and Arizona seem to at least partially challenge federal law, specifically the 2005 Real ID Act, which lists “deferred action” recipients as being eligible for driver’s licenses.

Experts, however, admit there are gray areas in the Real ID Act, especially as neither Arizona nor Nebraska lawmakers have ratified it. That means the moves by the two states amount to a “Constitutional throwdown,”

Obama

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.

Nonsense.

There’s nothing about the policy that makes any undocumented immigrant ‘legal,’ the deferral policy is perfectly appropriate, legal, and Constitutional in the context of prosecutorial discretion.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

This is merely republicans playing politics and exhibiting their hate and ignorance.

 

[Dissent]

Good for Nebraska.

 

[Jroc]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.

Nonsense.

There’s nothing about the policy that makes any undocumented immigrant ‘legal,’ the deferral policy is perfectly appropriate, legal, and Constitutional in the context of prosecutorial discretion.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

This is merely republicans playing politics and exhibiting their hate and ignorance.

There are laws, Obama just choses not to enforce them. He encourages people to break the law. The president doesn't write law

 

[GuyPinestra]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.

Nonsense.

There’s nothing about the policy that makes any undocumented immigrant ‘legal,’ the deferral policy is perfectly appropriate, legal, and Constitutional in the context of prosecutorial discretion.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

This is merely republicans playing politics and exhibiting their hate and ignorance.

So to you, 'following the law' is now defined as hate and ignorance?

Kind of a S-T-R-E-T-C-H, ain't it?

 

[Zxereus]

I'm now a Husker fan.

 

[tjvh]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.

Nonsense.

There’s nothing about the policy that makes any undocumented immigrant ‘legal,’ the deferral policy is perfectly appropriate, legal, and Constitutional in the context of prosecutorial discretion.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

This is merely republicans playing politics and exhibiting their hate and ignorance.

So America has no Laws against people entering America illegally? Got it.

 

[Chris]

Does this include English settlers?

 

[Jroc]

Does this include English settlers?

If it included morons you'd never get legal status.

 

[Ragnar]

Does this include English settlers?

Yes. English settlers didn't get drivers licenses or welfare either. Plus they had to deal with hostile racist natives too.

 

[Listening]

Does this include English settlers?

Yes. English settlers didn't get drivers licenses or welfare either. Plus they had to deal with hostile racist natives too.

You'll notice Chris didn't ask about polish settlers.....his ancestors.

 

[Dissent]

Obama’s DREAM Act-lite runs into more trouble

Nebraska has joined Arizona in opposing legal status for immigrants who are newly-documented under Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, setting up a constitutional battle while raising tough questions about the program.

Nonsense.

There’s nothing about the policy that makes any undocumented immigrant ‘legal,’ the deferral policy is perfectly appropriate, legal, and Constitutional in the context of prosecutorial discretion.

Echoing Gov. Brewer, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) said on Saturday that Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program does not make successful applicants “legal citizens,” meaning they remain ineligible for state benefits like driver’s licenses and other services.

This is merely republicans playing politics and exhibiting their hate and ignorance.

There are laws, Obama just choses not to enforce them. He encourages people to break the law. The president doesn't write law

What do you expect? The president himself broke the law when he became president as he is not a U.S. Citizen.