The goal of this action is to allow families to stay together, rather than the current practice of deporting based exclusively on individual status. This should be included in congressional immigration reform, if that ever actually happens.
In order to be eligible for the new policy, individuals must have resided in the U.S. for 10 or more years and be married to a U.S. citizen as of Monday. Those who qualify will be eligible for a three-year work permit and will have the same time period to apply for permanent resident status. The application process is expected to open at the end of summer, an administration official said. Applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Congress has done this before for the same reasons. The War Brides Act of 1945 rought over 300,000 foreign women to the US without it counting on immigration numbers. Some of those women ended up being grandparents of US citizens.
The goal of this action is to allow families to stay together, rather than the current practice of deporting based exclusively on individual status. This should be included in congressional immigration reform, if that ever actually happens.
Congress has done this before for the same reasons. The War Brides Act of 1945 rought over 300,000 foreign women to the US without it counting on immigration numbers. Some of those women ended up being grandparents of US citizens.
It’s a shame it’s not part of our current immigration policy, but that was created by a Republican Senate in 1986.