Julia Preston of the New York Times reported that the Obama administration was working on facilitating the procedure of getting an American green card for illegal immigrants related to legal American citizens. The current policy states that the American citizens must apply for green cards for their illegal immigrant relatives while the immigrants are deported back to their home country. Upon deportation, the aliens are barred from entering America for years even after eligibility for legal residency. Waivers for this barring are available but hard to obtain. The Obama administration seeks to establish the use of provisional waivers for the aliens before deportation so that they will most definitely come back to the States after eligibility for legal residency has been approved. In addition, this action does not require the approval of Congress, so the process can be applied quickly and efficiently. In doing so, the waiting time for legal residency will be cut down significantly. This policy has been met with positive feedback from the Latino population.
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