Immigrants in Ga. apply for deportation protection under Obama plan
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FILE - In this May 31, 2011 file photo, illegal immigrant Georgina Perez attends a meeting organizing a rally where illegal immigrant high school students plan to tell their stories and "come out of the shadows" in Atlanta. A policy shift announced by President Barack Obama in June essentially gives certain young people brought to this country illegally immunity from deportation for at least two years and the chance to apply for a work permit. Now Perez and young activist leaders are deciding whether it's worth accepting a deal that falls far short of their demands. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
FILE - In this May 31, 2011 file photo, illegal immigrant Georgina Perez attends a meeting organizing a rally where illegal immigrant high school students plan to tell their stories and "come out of the shadows" in Atlanta. A policy shift announced by President Barack Obama in June essentially gives certain young people brought to this country illegally immunity from deportation for at least two years and the chance to apply for a work permit. Now Perez and young activist leaders are deciding whether it's worth accepting a deal that falls far short of their demands. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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ATLANTA (AP) — More than 10,000 illegal immigrants living in Georgia have requested temporary protection from deportation under a plan established by President Barack Obama.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has granted over 53,000 requests for protection from deportation since the government began accepting applications in August. Georgia ranks ninth nationally in the number of people who have applied.

To be eligible, applicants have to prove they arrived in the U.S. before they turned 16 and are under 30 years old. They must be high school graduates or in school, or have served in the military, and they cannot have a serious criminal record.

The new policy does not provide legal status, and protection from deportation and work authorization is only for two years.
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buttonhole
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November 21, 2012
I am white. I voted for Obama. I am not stupid. As a white female, I can tell you I have experienced far more discrimination for being female than for being white. Seriously with this? All Republicans have proved with all this garbage is how bitter their grapes are.
Trelicious
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November 21, 2012
And Queue the silence as Voter ponders that reality on her veranda.
LiedToAgainAndAgain
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November 20, 2012
IMBAD, I agree with your posting about Obama and the Democrats pandering and prostituting themselves for the Hispanic vote as well as others. Glad you pointed out that Republicans do it, too. That's the major thing that's wrong with our political system today. Neither party will do what's right for our country. They only consider what's "right" in order to get them either re-elected or to remain in power. All of Washington DC is corrupt.

As to the racial comments being made, it's rather sad that someone cannot disagree with President Obama and his policies without Democrats yelling out that "You hate him because he's black." That's a bold-faced lie. Obama could have never been elected without a fairly large segment of the rest of the non-black population voting for him. Last time I looked, blacks only made up around 12% or so of the population in the USA. I guess if we used the same analogy in comparison, we could easily say that blacks voted against Romney because they were racists who hated Romney because he was white. Both analogies would be incorrect.

Are there blacks who hate all whites? Absolutely. Are there whites who hate all blacks? Absolutely. Are there Hispanics who hate all blacks as well as all Asians, whites, etc? Absolutely. However, they are not the norm. America has changed over the last 60 years in her attitude towards race.

I find the comments by some of the Democratic posters toward American's who demand responsibility out of our politicians in Washington DC to be rather racist in themselves. Hatred toward the elderly, hatred toward whites in general, hatred toward retirees, hatred toward those exercising their democratic rights of protest and expression is deplorable, and just plain unpatriotic, to say the least.

The Tea Party protest rallies have been huge in scale, and basically peaceful in nature, with few exceptions. The Wall Street Protesters, in comparison, have been just the opposite. I will always uphold the right of all individuals in this great land of ours to protest, but I will not support those who go to extremes and turn to violence and thug tactics in order to be seen and heard.

America is a wonderful country. Many of us are determined to keep it as the Land of Liberty as well as The Land of the Free.

Secure our borders...period.

If our president and politicians refuse to do so, fire them all.

Hold them accountable...as well as those that elected them to office.
tman61
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November 20, 2012
It is much easier to call people names and cast aspersions than it is to have reasonable discussion. Their will always be racists, of all kinds. And yes, slavery was an abomination. We are in a new time.

I do not think President Obama is evil, a non citizen, etc... I think he is a well intentioned man. I do however think he has marxist views that threaten freedom and liberty of our citizens. Now that he doesnt have to face the spectre of re-election we are about to see how bad things can get. He wishes us to be citizens of the world, not of the United States. Israel will be forced to go at it alone since he views them as the country that is evil, rather than the islamist extremists who are insistant on Israels destruction.

Read a little Marx. It is quite enlightening. Marx said "social change is impossible without feminine upheaval", thus the "war on women" strategy. He also says "the meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism". These guys attack, attack, and attack again. They send the message that unless you give up and adhere to our philosophy we will DESTROY you. You cannot reason with people like this anymore than you can reason with an Islamic terrorist who is bent on killing you.
gahalls
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November 19, 2012
Well young lady.... You are documented now. Welcome to the plantation...
Trelicious
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November 19, 2012
Would you expect anything less?
anabelle_lee
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November 19, 2012
To get an idea of the attitude of the ones in Rome, go to Floyd County Arrest Page on facebook and look at some of the comments about an arrest. I saw things like (parapharsing) you don't know how hard it is to be an illegal alien in another country-if you don't like it, get a job, etc.

There was also something about them working harder which I don't think is true from my experience working with them. Usually takes two of them to do the job one American worker can do
coolhead64
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November 19, 2012
This is pitiful, its pitiful that illegal aliens are allowed to flaunt thier status like this, it's pitiful that illegal aliens are allowed to work in this country, and its pitiful that all those goes on under the protection of the government, makes me sick.
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