Politics: Obama's New Stance on Immigration

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New opportunities for citizenship for once illegal immigrants

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Obama's administration has made changes in the immigration policy today, these changes will drastically reduce the number of young immigrants being deported from this country. However, this is by no means an "open door" stance on immigration or a welcome mat for all illegal immigrants, this policy will basically allow government officials to grant citizenship to immigrants that are or will be productive members of society.

This policy only applies to persons meeting these criteria:

• 0-30 years of age
• Clean Criminal Record
• Successful ship or military service

These select individuals will be granted a 2 year deferral from deportation and allowed to apply for work permits. 

           "It makes no sense to expel talented young people..." said Obama. I agree completely with this statement. It allows enforcement officers to crack down on illegal immigrants without removing people that would most likely improve society. This move may of been in response to criticisms made by Hispanic-American leaders in regards to the increase in deportation rate. Honestly though, reason really doesn't matter, this is the right thing to do. This becomes very clear when you examine a study conducted by the US Small Business Administration that showed:

• Immigrant Workers make up  12.2% of the total work force
• Immigrant Workers constitute 12.5% of all small business owners
• Immigrant Workers are 30% more likely to start a small business than non-immigrants

             This study clearly illustrates the benefits of immigrants to the United States. It also shows that many of these young immigrants that now have a chance to will start small businesses which will increase job opportunities; This seems very good especially when viewed next to the alternative of wasting tax payer dollars on the deportation process.

              It is an election year so of course you will see Republican outrage for the sake of outrage at this policy. Republicans have been consistantly voting against legislative reforms (i.e.DREAM Act) that would allow similar opportunities when they were brought in front of congress. To be transparent I am not affiliated with a political party, I gather research and decide my own opinions. 

             Which brings me to this, do you agree with me that this policy is right for the country? If not leave a comment down below and tell me why, if your logic is convincing, I will right an addendum showing your side of this issue.

-HowEyeSeeThings-

"Never turn a blind eye..."

Sources:

1. http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/15/politics/immigration/index.html (story)
2. http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs334tot.pdf (full study)

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World News: Military Leaders Claim Full legislative authority in Egypt

Egypt's  Revolution has encountered a major setback

Violence from Egyptian Revolt

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the country's parliament invalid today. This marks what could be the end of Egypt's brave attempt at democracy. The fate of the countries future rests in the hands of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The Supreme Council, under the leadership of Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, will be calling a 100 person assembly that will write the country's new constituion.




              Today we will be turning the Eye of the internet towards Egypt, but first I need to bring any readers who have not been following this story up to speed; On January 25th 2011 Egyptian citizens took to the streets to protest against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak. The protest turned violent the day after. As the movement grew the protests grew more violent and by January 31th there were well over 250,000 protesters in Tahnir Square demonstrating against Mubarak. The Egyptian military soon adopted a neutral stance in the conflict, siding neither with the government or the protesters. After continued protest and violence Mubarak surrendered his power to the Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces on Friday February 11th 2011, this day became know as "Friday of Departure".
           In the following months the original constitution and parliament were dissolved, elections were held, and a new parliament was formed to draft a new constitution. The region was still very unstable, many protesters were not happy with the new ways either.  However, Egypt's Constitutional Court ruled the new parliament invalid today.
          But why was the parliament dissolved? Well the court found that the parliamentary election methods were invalid. This means that the ballots cast were not properly counted and or the methods of election were generally "unfair". This left Egypt without a parliament, which is why the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) took over and promised a new constitution quickly. This has outraged members of the Muslim Brotherhood (Egypts largest Islamist party) they are calling it a "military coup". They believe SCAF is operating against the very democracy they promised to help create. It seems that the chances for a democratic government for Egypt are slipping away. After more than a year of death and destruction, the Egyptians may be right back where they started. The military has lifted the bans that stopped members of Mubarak's regime from running for election. Egypt could very possibly see the old regime return. When asked about it protesters stated. "We'd be outraged, if we weren't so exhausted." That seems to be a strong sentiment coming from the revolutionaries, and if this is true how much longer can they hold on?
         So what do you think? Has all the violence been for naught? Or will the military establish fair election procedures and bring the return of the democracy? Let us know in a comment down below.

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Sources:
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