YES! It's the only way immigration reform will get done.
96%
NO! An act by Congress is only way to get true reform.
4%
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Absolutely not. No amnesty for illegal immigrates. We have a legal process for those who want to come here. Not only are these individuals breaking the laws, but by granting them amnesty its telling them and others that it's ok to ignore US laws; nothing bad is going to happen if you simply wait long enough. Besides "rewarding" these individals, it's hardly fair to those who have waited patiently in line to do it the legal way. It tells them to just simply "do it" and forget about the legal consequences.
As an aside, would Americans be allowed to do the same thing if the went to Mexico, or Hondorus, or for that matter, pretty much anywhere in Latin America? Nope. they're laws regarding illegal immigrants is far far stricter than anything we've ever had.
Amnesty is wrong, and the way Obama is attempting it, likely illegal too.
The executive actions President Obama will announce will give millions of people the ability to apply for deferred action status, granting them three years of protection from deportation along with the authorization to work to work legally in the United States. This plan will NOT include a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants or access to health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.