Not exact matches
Apple CEO Tim Cook said he is «encouraged» by President Donald Trump's discussions with Democrats to protect the
status of Dreamers, the thousands of young unauthorized
immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.
The plan also broadens the requirements necessary for undocumented
immigrants who were
brought into the country as children, essentially granting legal
status to hundreds of thousands more.
As the Trump administration has shifted policies on undocumented
immigrants and individuals with temporary protected
status (TPS), putting more individuals at risk of deportation, Christians have quickly
brought up the dilemma of mixed -
status families, whose children are US citizens but parents are not.
While the call mostly covered plans to
bring the Independent Democratic Conference (I.D.C.) back to the Senate's Democratic caucus, it eventually drifted into a discussion about fear that Wu's
status as the son of
immigrants could pose an unfortunate contrast in a New York Democratic primary with Hochul's positions on immigration, such as opposing driver's licenses for undocumented
immigrants.
More than one year ago, President Obama signed an administrative relief plan which
brought millions of undocumented
immigrants out of limbo by shielding them from deportation and giving them
status.
One of the issues that led to the shutdown was Democrats insistence that Republicans include a path to legal
status for hundreds of thousands of
immigrant youth
brought to the country as children in the spending bill.
He urged senators to vote against confirming Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, criticized the sharp education cuts in the administration's budget proposal, and encouraged the president and Congress to continue protections for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which offered
immigrants brought to the country as children without documents temporary legal
status so they could attend school or work.