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US Reaction to the Border Surge in Rio Grande States

By Garry Davis | Jun 25, 2015

Over the past several months, a tremendous border immigration surge of Central Americans has come to the Southwestern United States. No one knows for certain what has caused the increase in the number of people seeking refuge in the US, but generally it is credited to a perceived softening of immigration enforcement policy by the Obama Administration and overwhelming violence and corruption in countries including El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico. Regardless of where responsibility…

President’s New Immigration Programs

By Garry Davis | Nov 23, 2014

On November 20, 2014, the President announced a series of executive actions which changed and created new immigration programs. These changes will help keep families together and provide an opportunity for many individuals living in the US without legal immigration status to normalize status in the US. The plans include: Expansion of the DACA Program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) to include those who came to the US before turning 16 years old, who have…