Obama Administration makes immigrations rule change

Now this new rule change made by the Obama Administration pertains to for foreign students studying the US, in which they could have their stay extended for up to 17 months after graduating, when Obama added more courses the student must study. The added courses include science, technology, engineering and math. The students can take internships or a job while they wait for an H-1B visa, a visa for high-skilled workers that lasts for up to six years.

The change from the Administration came Thursday, just days after President Obama gave a speech on immigration in El Paso, Texas. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said the expanded degree list was a step by Obama toward fixing the broken immigration system.

Hispanic lawmakers and immigration advocates have asked Obama to tweak other immigration rules to stop the deportations of young people illegally in the U.S. and of other immigrants who are not serious criminals or a threat to public safety. Last year the Administration deported record numbers of immigrants, about 393,000. But Congress has yet to take up immigration reforms providing legal status to some of the estimated 11 million people in the country illegally.

Obama said he can’t choose which laws to enforce. Hmm, isn’t he supposed to enforce all laws? Meanwhile, high-tech companies have asked for improvements to the post-graduation career training program for foreign students over the years to keep talented foreign students in the U.S. And 50% of all US graduates with a master’s degree in electrical engineering and 65% with electrical engineering doctorates are foreign students.

“We are really grateful the administration has heard the concerns of high tech employers and others,” Wilson said.

The change doesn’t apply to students illegally in the country, to the disappointment of Carlos Saavedra, who leads the United We Dream Network, a coalition of groups advocating for legal status for young illegal immigrants. The network’s list of cases of young people facing deportation has doubled from 15 to 30 cases in the last couple weeks, he said. The group publicizes the cases to help get the immigrants deportation delays.

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