Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’
Biden to announce protections Tuesday for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens and ‘Dreamers’
The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News.
The president’s executive action will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation, allow them to obtain work authorization, as well as ease their path to permanent resident status, the three sources told PBS News. The announcement will be made at a White House event marking the 12th anniversary of an Obama-era action that protected undocumented youth brought to the U.S. as children from deportation.
The executive action will also make it easier for some undocumented migrants brought to the U.S. as children, also known as “Dreamers,” to receive work visas, according to the sources briefed by the White House. Dreamers would qualify if they have earned a degree from a U.S. college or university and have received a high-skilled job offer.
It is insane to me that someone's husband or wife can be deported from their spouse's country. That should result in an automatic permanent residency. And no, I don't care if the marriage is for convenience purposes. They usually have to do things to prove it's real to immigration officials.
Yeah, the fact that they're requiring people to be married by yesterday and to have been hiding out in the US for at least a decade before they can even apply to this program (and they're still saying they're doing a case by case review of applications, so not even everyone who meets the requirement will get it) is fucking nuts. It's like they realized they need to do something to win back all the people they pissed off with Biden's attacks on migrants and asylum seekers recently but this nonsense is the best they can do because they live in mortal terror of the idea that they might accidentally give an undeserving brown person legal rights.
Who the hell would attempt this if they would be outting themselves in the process? Like, sorry you didn't pass, say goodbye to your family!?
The issue here is abuse. If getting married to an American means you get automatic permanent residency, then an American can use that to force obedience from a spouse.
If you have the right to divorce at will (which is an important right), you'll basically have the right to deport your spouse at will.
In cases of abuse, the spouse can divorce and get asylum visa status (they won't get deported). Not sure if abuse can be proven always, but sexual and physical abuse most certainly can and qualify for protected status.
Nice to see some Biden Ws lately!
I'm not a fan of him in general, but credit where credit's due and everything that makes another Trump presidency less likely for the right reasons is a positive surprise!
Lol, it's finally sinking into his thick skull that continuing the Trump immigration policies isn't actually popular or liable to help him win.
It's a re-election tactic. He knew all along.
Is “Protections Tuesday” the PC term for “Taco Tuesday”?
The irony in announcing mass deportation waves so you can get a tiny bit of PR for announcing "protections" for the people you were calling to deport just a week ago