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New US citizenship plan could help 200,000 Indians
Tuesday January 29, 2013 11:19:33 AM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington: Even as
President Barack Obama is set to announce an immigration reform
plan, a bipartisan group of US senators have unveiled their own
scheme offering millions of undocumented immigrants a path to
citizenship.
The compromise plan proposed Monday by a bipartisan group of eight
senators would give 11 million undocumented immigrants, including
an estimated 200,000 Indians, a provisional status to live and
work in America.
Currently the sixth largest nationality of illegal immigrants
behind Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the
Philippines, Indians are also the fastest growing illegal
immigrant group in the US since 2000, according to the Department
of Homeland Security.
The senators' plan also called for strengthening border controls,
improved monitoring of visitors and cracking down on hiring
undocumented workers.
Once these steps take place, undocumented immigrants already in
the country could begin the process of getting permanent residence
-- green cards -- as a step toward citizenship, the senators told
a news conference.
"They would no longer be deported, provided they don't have a
criminal record. They would no longer be harassed, they would be
allowed to stay here and work," said Democratic Senator Chuck
Schumer.
The outline for a possible immigration bill reflects a new
willingness by mainstream Republicans to compromise following
their party's defeat in November, when Obama got strong backing
from Latino voters, CNN said.
Obama is expected to deliver a speech in Las Vegas Tuesday to
discuss comprehensive immigration legislation, which he calls a
priority of his second term.
According to senior administration officials cited by CNN, the
president will say the senators' plan represents progress and
argue that now is the time to act.
At the White House, spokesperson Jay Carney said the president
welcomed the senators' framework, calling it a "big deal" because
it included an eventual path to citizenship for undocumented
immigrants.
Schumer said Monday that an initial timetable called for
delivering the text of a bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee by
March, and Senate passage by late spring or in the summer.
Latino activists have criticised Obama for failing to deliver on
2008 campaign promise to make immigration reform a priority of his
first term.
(Arun Kumar can be contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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