(13 Nov 2014) House Democrats are strongly urging President Barack Obama to push through on enacting stronger immigration reform.
President Obama is poised to unveil a series of executive actions on immigration that is likely to shield as many as 7 million immigrants living in the county illegally from deportation, according to a U.S. official who has been briefed on parts of the president's executive action plan.
The estimate, the official said, includes extending deportation protections to parents of U.S. citizens and permanent residents. The president is also said to be eying an expansion to the 2-year-old program that protects young immigrants from deportation.
The official was not authorized to discuss the details of the executive immigration plan before it has been made public by the White House and spoke only on the condition of anonymity.
Rep. Steny Hoyer supported the House Democrats move to press on the President to enact swift reforms to immigration policies
"This is about helping people. This is about doing what from a humanitarian standpoint and a moral standpoint is right," said Hoyer.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez, a key figure in the push for immigration reform, said the executive order is something the nation needs, even in the face of Republican push-back.
"Call a vote, we can end this lets stop threatening one another with retribution," said Gutierrez.
Exactly how Obama plans to extend protections from deportation to millions of immigrants remains unclear, but the most likely option is a sweeping grant of what is called deferred action, which in the past has meant a renewable two-year protection from deportation.
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