Wednesday, March 09, 2016

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated she would support DAPA and DACA (click here) and expand on them. This is an article that attempts to state what the approach of Secretary Clinton.

"Top 5 Ways Hillary Clinton Says She Would Address Immigration as President" (click here)


Personally, I would like Secretary Clinton to address her proposed programs and policies. But, this article indicates she has spoken to these subjects before tonight.


March 8, 2016
By Michael Oleaga

More than 220 congressional lawmakers (click here) filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting President Barack Obama's immigration executive actions lawsuit.

The Case for DAPA and DACA's Expansion

The Case for DAPA and DACA's Expansion
The Democratic Party leaders in the Senate and House of Representatives, in addition to 223 additional members of Congress, filed the amicus brief defending the Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals' (DACA) expanded guidelines. The lawmakers agreed Obama's November 2014 immigration executive actions were legal based on current laws passed through Congress.
In a statement released on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said Obama's immigration executive actions are both legal and constitutional, and even former Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush took action to protect children and spouses under the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986.
"Republicans' breathtaking obstruction has perpetuated an utterly broken immigration system that tears families apart, dishonors our values as Americans, and fails to meet the needs of our country," continued Pelosi and Reid's joint statement. "By and large, we are a nation of immigrants and the vast majority of families who would benefit from these programs include American citizens. We should embrace their contributions."...

Evidently, the two Democratic candidates have been having a heated exchange before tonight's debate.

March 9, 2016
By Amy Sherman

The campaigns (click here) for Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton criticized their opponent’s record on immigration the day before the Miami debate.
Immigration has been a divisive topic in the GOP primary. As Marco Rubio and Ted Cruzhave argued about the 2013 immigration bill, Donald Trump has drawn attention for his proposal to building a wall between the United States and Mexico — and make Mexico pay for it.
But the Democrats have also argued about their own records on immigration — a particularly hot topic in Florida where 15 percent of Democratic voters and 11 percent of Republican voters are Latinos.
Here’s a look at an immigration attack line by Clinton and Sanders before the showdown at Miami Dade College....




Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article65056107.html#storylink=cpy