During his term in office, president Obama has indicated
that one of his priorities is to fix the outdated immigration system of the
United States. While waiting for Congress to work on a comprehensive
immigration reform, he has used his executive powers to focus federal efforts
and resources on the deportation of aliens with criminal backgrounds who pose a
risk to the National Security of the United States.
Recently the president reported that he is working with
the main agencies in charge of administering the immigration laws to work on a
strategy to improve the immigration system.
Said strategy most likely will include some kind of relief to millions
of illegal immigrants. The exact amount
of possible immigrant that will be able to benefit from these measures, or the
requirements necessary to participate in the program, have not been disclosed
yet.
The White House has informed that the President should
announce the details before the end of the year. It is very likely that some of the
requirements to apply under the program is to have resided in the United States
for certain amount of time, probably between 5 and 10 years, to have United
States Citizen or Resident spouse or children, and to haver a clean criminal
record, with no convictions for serious crimes, or multiple misdemeanors.
Prospective applicants may start compiling proof of their
time of residence in the United States, such as pay-stubs, income tax returns,
etc., civil documents of any relatives they have in the United States,
especially spouses and children, and if there are any arrests obtain police
reports and final court dispositions of the arrests to be able to determine
whether the arrest disqualifies the person from participating in the program.
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