An Executive Order handed down by President Obama will allow the children of illegal immigrants to stop being deported.
On June 15, 2012, the immigration debate came to a head once again when the President announced his new Executive Order that will allow children who were brought here illegally before the age of 16 to not be deported. However, they must meet the following requirements:
•They must be under 30.
•They must not be a criminal or security risk.
•They must have graduated from a U.S. high school or obtained their GED or served in the military.
•They must have lived in the U.S. continuously for at least 5 years.
If the applicants meet these requirements then they will be eligible for a 2-year deportation deferral and will be able to apply for a work permit that can be renewed without limitation.
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This Executive Order has caused quite a stir nationwide and even more so for Arizonans who have been embroiled in their own recent heated immigration debates and are currently awaiting a Supreme Court decision on their controversial law, SB1070.
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