Sentences with phrase «young undocumented immigrants who»

On June 15, President Obama announced a change in his administration's immigration policy that would provide deferred action to an estimated 1.7 million young undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since childhood.

Following up on a vow he made last September to push a bill that would provide a solution for those young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, Collins this month became one of 20 House Republican...

The second bill is likely to be much more narrow that the Goodlatte bill, which addresses a several legal immigration policies in addition to providing for a renewal process for young undocumented immigrants who have temporary relief from deportation through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Pressing the issue further, Ms. Pelosi and the next two highest - ranking House Democrats sent a letter to Mr. Ryan noting their desire for the government to remain open and imploring him to make a public statement about the scheduling of a vote on legislation to protect young undocumented immigrants who are now shielded from deportation by the Obama - era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

Washington (CNN)-- Supporters of the Senate immigration bill's path to citizenship are blasting comments Iowa Rep. Steve King made last week where he said that for every young undocumented immigrant who is a school valedictorian, 100 more are «hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.»

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The immigration plan will help undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents, and young immigrants who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Those who defend the right to life of the weakest among us must be equally visible in support of the quality of life of the powerless among us: the old and the young, the hungry and the homeless, the undocumented immigrant and the unemployed worker... Consistency means we can't have it both ways» (quoted by Mark Shield on CNN.com, May 7).

The threat of a lawsuit from 10 conservative state attorneys general has led to reports that President Donald Trump plans on ending or at least modifying the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, a program that protects children of undocumented immigrants who were brought into this country when they were too young to have a say.

Trump will extend a March 5 deadline to end protections for young undocumented immigrants if Congress fails to act by then, according to a Republican senator who spoke directly with the president about the issue.

Spending five figures on the ad buy, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting nine members who voted for an amendment that would defund a program that allows some young undocumented immigrants to defer deportation.

Cuomo also was one of the few New York Democrats who did not issue a canned statement on the president's executive order limiting the deportation fo young undocumented immigrants.

The state prosecutors argued that ending the Obama - era executive action to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation discriminates against people of Mexican origin, who make up 78 percent of DACA grantees, according to the attorney general.

Gillibrand echoed the concerns of all those progressive lawmakers, who raged about the fact that the deal decoupled the budget from the fate of the «Dreamers,» young undocumented immigrants brought to America by their parents.

Republicans in suburban swing districts are convinced they can boost their support with independent voters with a vote in support of the so - called Dreamers, young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents and are now at risk of deportation after President Donald Trump ended a program protecting them.

Today, there are approximately 1.8 million undocumented immigrants who can prove they arrived in the U.S. when they were younger than 16.

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl Trump admin announced the end of DACA — a program that protected nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children

President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama - era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children President Trump announced Tuesday that his administration would end an Obama - era program that allowed young undocumented immigrants to live in the country

US Born, Living in Mexico and Ineligible for Basic Services The Associated Press, July 18, 2012» «These are children who are kind of stateless in both countries,» said Hirokazu Yoshikawa, academic dean at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and author of Immigrants Raising Citizens: Undocumented Parents and Their Young Children.»

Enact legislation to help young undocumented immigrants — who were brought to the country illegally by their parents — attain U.S. citizenship and encourage them to do so.

Young, undocumented immigrants are finding it difficult to follow the advice of a new U.S. president, who recently told them to» rest easy» because his administration is» not after the dreamers.»