US launches sweeping immigration reform

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Source: BBC News

Undocumented immigrants are applying for the temporary right to live and work openly in the US, as a sweeping immigration policy reform takes effect.

Up to 1.7 million people could be eligible for the programme, unveiled in June by President Barack Obama after pressure from Hispanic voters.

Republicans say Mr Obama has passed over Congress - and unemployed US citizens - with the programme.

The Latino vote could be important in November's presidential election.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19271594

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Program providing protection for young immigrants launched.

(CNN) -- Hundreds of thousands of people who entered the United States as children but without documentation can apply -- beginning Wednesday -- to remain in and work in the country without fear of deportation for at least two years.

"I've found the form!" screamed Maria, a young Chilean at a Latino community center in New York, as she leaped from her seat.

She was with a number of other undocumented immigrants meeting there to get legal advice in anticipation of the release of the form, which authorities surprisingly posted a day before they had said they would.

The form, titled "Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals," was dated August 15, 2012, and bore the expiration date of February 28, 2013.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/15/us/immigration-deferred-deportation/index.html

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Look at the bright side of this program. All the illegal immigrants will turn into legal citizens. They will atleast get the minimum wage to feed their family. They don't have to work more 18+ hours in a day to repay the debts that they have taken in their home country. Hundreds of thousands of people would be more than happy by this program. They will be eligible to pay the taxes which will indirectly strengthen the American economy. I do support US Immigration Reform 2013 and it's is a kind of good thing Obama did.