Some illegal immigrants allowed to stay under Obama order
<p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="deportation">deportation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="undocumented">undocumented</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="divide">divide</span>.</p><p><span word="Monica">Monica</span> <span word="Sibri">Sibri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yohan">Yohan</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> 15, <span word="Sibri">Sibri</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> 16. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>; <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="Immigrants">Immigrants</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="illegally">illegally</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 15 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clear">clear</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="amnesty">amnesty</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immunity">immunity</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="fix">fix</span>."</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="meets">meets</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>. <span word="Sibri">Sibri</span>, 20, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staten">Staten</span> <span word="Island">Island</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sibri">Sibri</span>.</p><p><span word="Garcia">Garcia</span>, 25, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="worries">worries</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Sibri">Sibri</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="talents">talents</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Garcia">Garcia</span>. "<span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>."</p><p><span word="Immigrant">Immigrant</span> <span word="Lourdes">Lourdes</span> <span word="Romero">Romero</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="accomplish">accomplish</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="dreamt">dreamt</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Romero">Romero</span>.</p>
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