According to an article in the NY Times and the administration, Obama is planning on letting immigrants stay and work in the United States, by ignoring Republican protesters, and announcing that a system will protect them from the threat of deportation and provide them with work permits. The key piece is that it will allow parents of American born citizens or legal residents to get legal work documents. But the White House is considering a policy that would limit the benefits to people who have lived in the country for a minimum of 10 years. They are also considering whether farmers would fall under protection, especially those you have been employed in the agriculture industry for a while. A memorandum will make it so deportation continues to apply to criminals, security risks and recent border crossers. Obama has not implemented or introduced this policy yet because he is trying to avoid a political confrontation, because people like Speaker John. Boehner would oppose him. The Republicans in the Senate are also planning on opposing any immigration action on the president’s part. Many pro-immigration advocates are expecting action because they want something to overcome the bipartisan immigration bill the caused a Congressional gridlock last year.
The article covers the topic of gridlock, specifically a gridlocked Congress. In the Senate, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is one of the critics of the plan Obama will try to implement. The senators led by Senator Cruz plan to oppose the pass of a budget next month unless it prohibits Obama from passing the executive amnesty for people illegally in the country. Obama realizes that immigration could cause a political confrontation which might affect the budget, and the debate about Loretta E. Lynch during the lame duck session. Loretta E. Lynch is the president’s nominee for Attorney General. That is why Obama is waiting till December when the budget can be approved.
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