Raise your hand if you know someone

[Control-Z]

who will benefit from Obama's executive order on immigration!

Without even trying, I've got two hands up for two of the boys in my son's close circle of friends. They each are bright, talented, educated (through HS) and American in every way - except the one that matters.

Since graduation, I've watched these boys struggle and fall behind the others. They've each at one time or another talked to me a little about their status. Both with a deep, quiet, sadness. Both frustrated but seemingly resigned to their limitations.

One of the boys is sitting in my living room as I write. He's talking about getting his driver's license and a legal job!

Oh, and his smile? It's from ear to ear.

[lunatica]

1. This is a lovely anecdote!

There are loads of Latino youth here in the San Francisco Bay Area. International Street has as many store names and signs in Spanish as it does in English.

[Control-Z]

4. Thanks, lunatica.

These are just two of the Latino kids in my 3 children's circles of friends who will benefit. It makes me happy when I remember another and then another who will too. I've known these kids for years now, some before they entered Kindergarten, and it is good to see them get these opportunities that the rest of their friends were born with.

[Major Hogwash]

2. I'm not sure how many this will affect here.

But, I think it is this many --

[Control-Z]

5. I bet you are right, Major Hogwash!!

At least that many!

[Tx4obama]

3. President Obama did NOT issue an Executive Order, see below

See here:

Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Is Different From Issuing An Executive Order
http://www.democraticunderground.com/101632278

and here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/125146938

[Major Hogwash]

12. Maybe Obama didn't, but guess what? My Rep in the House just said Obama may have broken the law!!

Can you believe that??

Representative Raul "Maddawg" Labrador went on tv today and said that he thinks the President of the United States may have broken the law by issuing this executive order.



Mister Teabagger himself, Raul is "one and done" in Congress.
He ain't gonna get re-elected by lying like that.

[madokie]

6. That is great

Great leaders are not afraid to take bold steps and I'm happy our President took this step

[Control-Z]

13. This president of ours

seems to be making a habit taking of bold steps! It is great, isn't it?

[madokie]

16. I personally think so

If not for wishing my life away I can hardly wait until November to vote for him again.

[rurallib]

7. can't say exactly who, but in my town

I am betting there will be many. I was speaking with a high school counselor and he told me we had already lost a couple this year.
I damn near cried when I heard it.
4 of the 5 kids we mentor are hispanic. I have no idea if they are citizens or not, we care about their school. But I am sure they have friends.

[revolution breeze]

8. It frustrated me so

when hubby was active duty, so many shipmates were in uniform but were not citizens. If you are williing to wear the uniform and make an oath to protect this country, why should you be denied citizenship? One man, he joined the Navy, his family still lived in the Phillipines and it took him eight years to be granted citizenship so they could come to the US.

[malaise]

9. It was headline news in every English-speaking Caribbean territory

Lots of people can't wait

[chknltl]

10. What benefits my fellow Americans....

...benefits this American. Raising both hands while jumping up and down, KnR, nuff said.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

11. Both son's of my neighbor next door.

One got an award from a culinary college and plans to be a chef and the other is in college and plans to be in management.

When I moved here their daughter was a toddler and still needed to be carried and wore those pinafore dresses. Now she's driving and going on dates.

.....makes you feel old.....

[sabrina 1]

14. I know one. He's 20 years old and came here as a two-year-old.

Hope to see him in a week or so, and I know he must be very happy.

[Meiko]

15. My oldest son

has two friends who are both dreamers. I have known these two boys for so long it's like they are my other sons. I know their families, they are all really nice people. All of the boys are in college right now but my sons friends were worried about what was going to happen after they graduated, trying to find a job and so on. I talked to them after the President made his decision and they are both so happy, so are their families. Their dreams have come true.

[goclark]

17. Saw my Handy Man's Family yesterday

The Head of the family is a superb licensed contractor.
He has taught his family members how to do magnificent work.

The Family is a TEAM and when I saw them yesterday they were jumping up and down with joy -- we were hugging each other and I was crying too.

It was a beautiful experience that I will never forget.

They/We kept saying, " Obama! Obama! Obama!