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| Subject: Dream of legal rights drives flood of migrants Thu Aug 16, 2012 12:22 am | |
| Immigration authorities were bracing for a deluge of applications yesterday, the first day when more than 1.2 million young illegal immigrants brought to the US as children could seek to legally stay and work.
Even before the first request was filed, critics and advocates alike warned of potential budget shortfalls and a logjam of paperwork that might mar the initiative, delay processing and facilitate fraud.
Advocacy groups planned public celebrations, legal aid seminars and other events to herald the program, the result of a policy change by the President, Barack Obama. It sparked rejoicing and relief in immigrant communities, but anger among Republicans, who view it as a White House ploy for Latino support in an election year and a backdoor amnesty that usurps Congressional authority.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/dream-of-legal-rights-drives-flood-of-migrants-20120815-248zf.html#ixzz23gClNWHP
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