President Barack Obama: Administration

Battleground States Dept: In a surprise move bound to boost his support among Latino voters in battleground states, the president said his administration would stop deporting law-abiding, undocumented young adults who were brought to the U.S. as children and would instead grant them work permits, according to Vancouver Sun. "These are young people who study in our schools, play in our neighbourhoods, are friends with our kids and pledge allegiance to our flag," Obama said. "They are Americans in their heart, in their minds, in every single way but one: on paper." Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants are to be allowed to stay and work in the United States after President Barack Obama offered them a partial amnesty. He said the directive would "mend our nation's immigration policy to make it more fair, more efficient and more just." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.