On November 20, 2014, President Obama announced an executive action that would give temporary relief from deportation to nearly five million hardworking undocumented individuals living in the United States. The President acknowledged this as a first step in lieu of Congress' failure to act to fix our immigration system. There are more than six million people who will not qualify for any protection under the President's plan and those who do qualify do not have access to any permanent relief. NIJC spoke to the media about its analysis of the plan.
Los Angeles Times: Obama's action on immigration leaves millions still facing deportation (11/21/2014)
Latin Post: President Barack Obama's Executive Action Plan: Numerous Advocacy Groups Applaud Obama But Say That It's "Not Enough" (11/24/2014)
The Elkhart Truth: Obama’s immigration changes draw heavy interest, many questions in Goshen (11/25/2014)
CBS News: Where will Obama's immigration action have the biggest impact? (11/26/2014)
Progress Illinois: Immigration Advocates, Elected Officials React To Obama's Executive Action (11/21/2014), Immigrant Advocacy Groups Prep Community For Executive Actions, Warn About Scammers (12/3/2014)
The Gate Newspaper: What you need to know about President Obama’s executive action (12/4/2014)
The Washington Post: A single mistake made over a decade ago can get you deported – even after Obama’s action (12/10/2014)
Truthout: Prop 47, Immigration Reform and More: The Contradictory Road of "Reforming" Mass Incarceration (12/10/2014)