Democracy Now! June 18, 2012

June 18, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

In a major policy move, the Obama administration has halted the deportations of some undocumented youth. President Obama's executive order on deportations follows years of struggle by DREAM Act supporters who have braved the threat of deportation to fight for the rights of undocumented migrants. And thousands hold a silent march in New York to protest NYPD's controversial "stop-and-frisk" policies. Plus headlines, and more.

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Deportation

Deportation is the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Today the expulsion of foreign nationals is usually called deportation, whereas the expulsion of nationals is called banishment, exile, or penal transportation. Deportation is an ancient pract... Explore this topic

DREAM Act

The DREAM Act is an American legislative proposal first introduced in the Senate on August 1, 2001, S. 1291 by Dick Durbin and Orrin Hatch. This bill would provide conditional permanent residency to certain illegal aliens of good moral character who graduate from U.S. high sch... Explore this topic

Immigration

Immigration is the movement of people into a different country in order to settle there. Immigration is made for many reasons, including temperature, breeding, economic, political, family re-unification, natural disaster, poverty or the wish to change one's surroundings volunt... Explore this topic

Immigration reform

Immigration reform is a term used in political discussion regarding changes to current immigration policy of a country. In its strict definition, "reform " means to change into an improved form or condition, by amending or removing faults or abuses. In the political sense, imm... Explore this topic

Illegal Immigration

Illegal immigration, also referred to as undocumented immigration or irregular immigration, is migration into a country in violation of the immigration laws of that country. Illegal immigration raises many political, economic and social issues and has become a source of major ... Explore this topic

Democracy Now!

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Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II (/bəˈrɑːk huːˈseɪn oʊˈbɑːmə/; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Illinois from January 2005 to Novemb... Explore this topic

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DREAM Act

Immigration reform

Deportation

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