Here are some of the wonderfull blessings for many you and I won together: Path to citizenship for vast majority of the 11 million!!! 1- While in RPI status, immigrants can work, travel and live without fear of deportation 2- Reunification of many families separated by deportation 3- 5 year path to citizenship for DREAMers 4- DACA recipients will have RPI status expedited 5- Farm workers will get a ‘blue card’ and will be on a 5 year path to citizenship 6- Expedited path for those already here in a temporary status 7- Families that have spent years, even decades waiting for their turn in line will finally be reunited 8- Spouses and children of LPRs would be considered immediate family members and therefore would no longer be subject to arbitrary visa caps 9- Allows DREAMers to become citizens through military service 10- Immigrants on the path to citizenship can pay fees in installments 11- Individuals with final removal orders may be eligible for RPI status 12- Beacons for those toiling at the border 13- New temporary worker programs that protects immigrant workers and American labor force 14- All workers, including RPIs, will be treated equally by the tax system and eligible for tax credits 15- Spouses of H-1B holders will now be able to work 16- Immigration Judges will have some flexibility to consider individual factors when making decisions 17- Children and the mentally disabled will be eligible for court appointed counsel in immigration proceedings 18- Removal of filing deadline for asylum seekers 19- Encourages immigrant integration through more targeted programs and foundations to help legal immigrants become citizens 20- Inclusion of POWER Act, bolsters legal remedies to immigrant workers who are fired in violation of labor laws 21- Strict limits on solitary confinement in immigration detention facilities 22- Asylum applicants will be granted work authorization within 180 days of filing an application 23- Provides immigration status to certain battered spouses and children 24- Prohibit ICE from conducting raids/arrests outside schools, churches, hospitals and other “sensitive locations” 25- Prohibits deportation of immigrants for a crime that wasn’t a deportable/inadmissible offense when committed 26- Makes it substantially easier for both LPRs and non-LPRs to qualify for cancellation of removal, and removes the cap on the number of cancellations that DOJ/DHS can grant in a year 27- Protects the ability of W visaholders (essential workers) to change jobs 28- Ensures access to affordable housing for battered immigrants 29- Encourages alternatives to immigration detention 30- More protections for workers recruited abroad 31- Stricter penalties for notario fraud 32- Requires a use-of-force policy among all DHS agencies 33- Future work-visa holders will be able to self-petition for green cards rather than relying on employers to decide whether they can call America home for good
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:54:29 +0000