(Bloomberg) - Democratic presidential candidate Kamara Harris on Wednesday announced a proposal to unilaterally eliminate legal obstacles to the pursuit of US citizenship by undocumented "dreamers".
This movement distinguishes it from the main competitors nominated by the Democratic Party and has taken a series of far-reaching administrative actions designed to make immigrants who are illegally brought to the United States as children are US citizens. If the California senator is nominated, it will become a matter divided by President Donald Trump's general election, and Donald Trump has restricted immigration as the core of his platform.
"It has to happen, this is the right approach," Harris said in an interview on Wednesday. "Before acting in Congress, I am ready to take administrative action to complete the task."
According to a white paper on his campaign, Harris proposed four rule changes.
First, he created a "Parole Program for Dreamers" to allow dreamers who marry US citizens to apply for a green card. Secondly, according to the exception of the Immigration and Nationality Law, she allows her dreamers to qualify for permanent residence, declaring that they are not "blamed" due to the lack of legal status.
Third, he ordered the US Secretary of Homeland Security. UU Granting a retroactive work permit under Obama's Delay in Childhood Delay Action Plan and pledging to resume work. Fourth, Harris will lift the three and ten year bans for dreamers who leave the United States and apply for residency cards at foreign consulates, which will allow those who are separated from close relatives to quote "extreme hardship" to obtain exemptions. .
The administrative actions will surely face legal challenges. Before the departure of United States President Barack Obama, the court blocked his plan to extend DACA's protection through a new program that would protect approximately 5 million undocumented persons from deportation.
"We have studied it against any legal challenge that may arise," Harris said. "And I think we can overcome any legal challenge based on precedents."
Harris' parents are immigrants from Jamaica and India.
California senators competed for third place in the Democratic Party's first investigations, only after former vice president Joe Biden and 2016 runner-up Bernie Sanders.
Harris' plan also recommends that undocumented US citizens and the parents of legal permanent residents request deportation. In general, the campaign said it expects to expel up to 6 million undocumented people. If she is elected president and persecutes her, Harris will be accused of abuse of power by conservatives.
Activists in favor of immigration praised Harris's plan.
"This is legal, innovative and bold," said Frank Sharry, head of the immigration advocacy organization America's Voice. "In an extreme political environment, it is difficult to find bipartisan legislation, which is a viable strategy that can lead to progress."
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