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President Obama spoke last week of his intention to take executive action on immigration reform. Then over the weekend, the White House said any action will be delayed until after the November midterm elections.
But what happens if Republicans win control of the Senate in November?
by Melanie Oubr with NumbersUSA
As the news spread that President Obama would delay his far-reaching executive order, pro-amnesty leaders and activists started ripping into the political move by the White House calling it a “betrayal” and a “slap to the face.”
Cristina Jimenez, director of United We Dream, an organization that’s top priority is now getting amnesty for non-DREAMers, had this to say to The Hill:
"To wait nine more weeks means that I must again look my mother in the eye and see the fear she has about living under the threat of deportation every day.”
The worries these activists have do not seem sincere when one looks at the numbers. The Pew Research Center just released a stunning study that directly contradicts this narrative.
If this Administration or the prior one instilled so much fear by deporting illegal aliens, then how do you explain that the overwhelming majority- 83%- has lived and worked in the US for at least a decade? That's over 8 million people who the Administration has promised time and time again it will do whatever it can to let them stay forever. Including but not limited to: prosecutorial discretion, deferred action, and the abolishment of US immigration enforcement practices.
Only 15% of illegal aliens in the country today have been here for less than 5 years. That figure was 38% in 2000. 62% have been here for at least 10 years compared to 35% in 2000. A whopping 21% have been here for at least 20 years.
