[Occupymendocino] Response to Your Message

[Linda Jupiter]

This is obviously a pre-written letter for anyone who asks about  
immigration, John.
Linda

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On Jan 27, 2014, at 1:31 PM, John Fremont wrote:

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> It's funny. I wrote Obama more than a month ago, the day I was asked  
> to moderate a panel on immigration for our annual celebration of  
> Martin Luther King, Jr. I asked the president what Dr. King would  
> think of his immigration policies. The White House responded today.  
> I wish I could have asked the panelists for their reaction. I have  
> mixed feelings about the response, reproduced below.
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> Thank you for writing.  I have heard from many Americans who are  
> concerned about immigration, and I appreciate your perspective.
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> Americans are frustrated with our Nation’s broken immigration  
> system, and I share that frustration.  We need an immigration system  
> that is fair and helps grow the middle class by ensuring everyone  
> plays by the same rules.  That is why I have proposed a commonsense  
> plan that would continue to strengthen our borders; crack down on  
> employers who knowingly hire undocumented workers; create a path to  
> earned citizenship for immigrants here illegally that requires them  
> to pay taxes, learn English, and pay a fine; and streamline the  
> legal immigration system so America can continue to be a magnet for  
> the best and the brightest from around the world.  That is how we  
> can reaffirm our heritage as both a Nation of immigrants and a  
> Nation of laws.
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> To make these fixes, we need Congress to act—and I remain deeply  
> committed to working in a bipartisan way to enact commonsense  
> immigration reform.  But until they take action, my Administration  
> will continue to do everything we can to strengthen our borders and  
> enforce the law.
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> Since I took office, we have invested an unprecedented amount of  
> resources, technology, and manpower to secure our borders.  Our  
> efforts are producing real results.  Today, our Southern border is  
> more secure than ever, with more law enforcement personnel than at  
> any time in American history—and there are fewer illegal crossings  
> now than at any time in the past 40 years.  Crime rates along the  
> border are down, and we have seized more illegal guns, cash, and  
> drugs than in years past.  In addition to doing what is necessary to  
> secure our borders, my Administration is implementing a smart,  
> effective immigration enforcement policy that includes taking action  
> against employers who knowingly exploit people and break the law.
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> Smarter enforcement also includes focusing our resources on high- 
> priority individuals who threaten our national security or pose a  
> threat to the safety of American communities, and not on young  
> people who were brought to this country as children through no fault  
> of their own.  On June 15, 2012, the Department of Homeland Security  
> announced it would allow eligible young people who do not present a  
> risk to our national security or public safety to apply for  
> temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work  
> authorization.  This is not a path to citizenship, and it is not a  
> permanent fix—only Congress can provide that.  It is a temporary  
> measure to allow us to focus our resources wisely while giving a  
> degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, and patriotic young  
> people who are American in every way but on paper.
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> My Administration has also worked to strengthen, streamline, and  
> update our legal immigration system through administrative reforms— 
> making it easier for employers, immigrants, and families to navigate  
> the system.  Through the innovative “Entrepreneurs in Residence”  
> initiative, we are gaining insight  
> into                                business realities and  
> streamlining existing pathways for highly skilled, foreign-born  
> entrepreneurs to create businesses and jobs in our country.  In  
> 2012, I issued an Executive Order to make it easier and safer for  
> international travelers to visit America, and to create a national  
> strategy to better reap the economic benefits of travel and  
> tourism.  We have worked to support family unity by providing a  
> provisional waiver for certain American families to reduce the  
> length of time United States citizens are separated from their loved  
> ones during the immigrant visa application process.  We have also  
> reduced barriers to citizenship by creating tools to help applicants  
> through the naturalization process.
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> By creating a 21st-century immigration system that is true to our  
> principles, our Nation will remain a land of opportunity,  
> prosperity, and freedom for all.  To learn more about my  
> Administration’s plan for immigration reform, please visit www.WhiteHouse.gov/Immigration 
> .  For additional information and resources on current immigration  
> and enforcement efforts, I encourage you  
> to                                visit www.DHS.gov or call  
> 1-800-375-5283.
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> Thank you, again, for writing.
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> Sincerely,
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> Barack Obama
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