Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.
“Public officials should create and administer laws that reflect the best of our aspirations as a just and caring society,” the church wrote in a statement. “Such laws will properly balance love for neighbors, family cohesion and the observance of just and enforceable law.
“A hard-line approach mocks American values. It is irresponsibly expensive. It is ineffective.” For Full Opinion on New York Time Editorial READ FULL ARTICLE HERE.
As noted by a Forbes Magazine Article “There is a growing recognition of the impact foreign-born entrepreneurs can bring to an economy”
“Today there are 1 million highly skilled immigrants in this country legally, if temporarily, on H-1B visas. Another 125,000 foreigners graduate from our universities each year. If only 10% of them launched businesses under this program, we'd have 110,000 new jobs right off the bat. Immigrant founders would then have superstrong incentives to expand their businesses in the U.S. so they could stay here.”