DREAM Act Moves Forward In Virginia | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio

In-state college tuition for Dreamers may become a reality in Virginia. 
 DREAM Act Moves Forward In Virginia | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio:

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President Obama Speaks on Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Immigration: The road to recognition - FT.com

Immigration: The road to recognition - FT.com: "“Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity, until bright young students and engineers are enlisted in our workforce rather than expelled from our country,” stated President Obama.

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Judge Napolitano shocks Fox host: Immigration is ‘a natural right’

Judge Napolitano shocks Fox host: Immigration is ‘a natural right’ (via Raw Story )

Fox Business Network host Stuart Varney was stunned on Monday to hear that former New Jersey Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano believed the federal government had no right to restrict immigration. While discussing the latest plan for immigration reform, Napolitano doubted Republicans would “…

Immigration reform bill could pass in six months, Obama says - latimes.com

Immigration reform bill could pass in six months, Obama says - latimes.com: "“What we don’t want to do is to create some vague prospect in the future that somehow comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship will happen, you know, mañana,” Obama told Univision."

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Immigration Reform Proposal Shows Similar Ideas Betweeen Bush and Obama - The Daily Beast

Immigration Reform Proposal Shows Similar Ideas Betweeen Bush and Obama - The Daily Beast: "“This is a redux of the Bush effort and the underlying principles,” says former White House homeland security adviser Frances Townsend, “but it will get done this time because politics are right.”"

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Bipartisan group of U.S. Senators offer a framework for immigration overhaul

Good news, commonsense U.S. Senators recognize the demands of the American people who are saying it is time for Comprehensive Immigration Reform.  Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) are the Group of 8, who are working closely together on a basic framework for America's Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

The 4 main points in their proposal are as follows:

1.  Create a tough but fair path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants currently living in the United States that is contingent upon securing our borders and tracking whether legal immigrants have left the country when required;

2.   Reform our legal immigration system to better recognize the importance of characteristics that will help build the American economy and strengthen American families;

3.   Create an effective employment verification system that will prevent identity theft and end the hiring of future unauthorized workers; and

4.   Establish an improved process for admitting future workers to serve our nation’s workforce needs, while simultaneously protecting all workers.

See, Group of 8 Proposal

See also, Americans across the political spectrum seek a commonsense immigration process.

DACA Beneficiaries are considered Legally Present by USCIS

 According to USCIS, DACA beneficiaries are considered to have 'legal presence' in the United States.

See, FAQs updated on January 18, 2013

DHS announces final rule for "Stateside Waivers" of unlawful presence

On January 3, 2013, Department of Homeland Security announced its final rule for certain spouses, children and parents of U.S. citizens to obtain provisional waivers of unlawful presence from within the United States, prior to leaving in order to apply for required immigrant visas at US consulates in their home countries.  

The new rule and procedures will become effective on March 4, 2013.

For more information, see: Announcement

Obama administration spent $18B on immigration enforcement

USA Today reported that, "The report on Monday from the Migration Policy Institute, a non-partisan group focused on global immigration issues, said in the 2012 budget year that ended in September the government spent about $18 billion on immigration enforcement programs run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the US-Visit program, and Customs and Border Protection, which includes the Border Patrol. Immigration enforcement topped the combined budgets of the FBI; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Secret Service by about $3.6 billion dollars, the report's authors said."

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