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Because obama didn't call it amnesty? What would you call it, if not amnesty?mudwhistle said:Obama lost his cool and I think that questions should be asked about his essentially unilaterally granting amnesty.
There is no grant of amnesty.
Although it pains me, I have to agree with OohPoop:
Obama acts to spare many youths from deportation - FOX19.com-Cincinnati News, Weather & Sports
"Let's be clear, this is not amnesty, this is not immunity, this is not a path to citizenship, this is not a permanent fix," Obama said from the White House Rose Garden. "This is the right thing to do."
The administration said the change will affect as many as 800,000 immigrants who have lived in fear of deportation. It bypasses Congress and partially achieves the goals of the "DREAM Act," legislation that would have provided a pathway to citizenship for young illegal immigrants who went to college or served in the military.
Under the administration plan, illegal immigrants will be able to avoid deportation if they can prove they were brought to the United States before they turned 16 and are younger than 30, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have no criminal history, graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED or served in the military. They also can apply for a work permit that will be good for two years with no limits on how many times it can be renewed."
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Personally ,
1) I do not believe it to be fair to hold children accountable for the 'sins of their father'... but
2) The age req of younger than 30 should be dropped to 25. It kind of flies 'bad' with the 'at least five continuous years'. A 30 yo should be intelligent enough to realize he is here illegally, especially when having to cross back and forth over the border.