I think its OK if that child is fully 'American' now because really it wasn't their fault but I can't help it... This must be a political move because election time is almost here.
International Level: Junior Politician / Political Participation: 71 7.1%
President Barack Obama on Tuesday threw his support behind a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. Immigration laws, saying "Now's the time" to replace a "Badly broken" system.
Obama said the overhaul must provide a "Pathway to citizenship" for the more than 11 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S., and that if Congress does not act "In a timely fashion" he will propose a bill "And insist that they vote on it right away." Ref. CNN
New York Times: Immigrants In Solitary Confinement, Often for Weeks:
What is particularly heinous about putting immigrants into solitary confinement-as the New York Times piece notes-is that they are not supposed to be punished in detention. Detained immigrants are held on civil, not criminal, charges, and are only being confined to ensure that they appear for administrative hearings. Ref. Source 1
Deal may mean immigration breakthrough
Big business and labor strike a deal that may remove the biggest hurdle.
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Older and younger Americans don't agree on the immigration bill currently before the U.S. Senate, but a small majority of Americans overall favors the bill, according to a new CNN/ORC International survey.
The poll also indicates that more than six in 10 say border security rather than a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants should be the bigger priority.
According to the poll, 51% say they support a bill that would attempt to increase border security and create a pathway to citizenship for many undocumented immigrants, with 45% saying they are opposed to such a measure.
People 65 and older oppose the bill by a 17-point margin, while younger Americans tend to favor it.
The survey was conducted June 11-13, with 1,014 adults nationwide questioned by telephone. The survey's overall sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points. Ref. CNN
In a new USA TODAY/Pew Research Center Poll, three of four people agreed that deporting undocumented workers isn't realistic, that granting them legal status would boost the U.S. Economy and that most are hard-working and deserve an opportunity to stay. However, nearly two-thirds of those surveyed also agreed that granting undocumented workers legal status would drain government services and that doing so would encourage more foreigners to come to the U.S. Illegally. The cross-currents in the public's views could complicate the politics of making sweeping changes to U.S. Immigration laws. Ref. USAToday