Internacional

Obama elimina la amenaza de la deportación de los inmigrantes indocumentados jóvenes

WASHINGTON, D.C. (defend.ht) - An order issued on Friday by U.S. President Barack Obama will defer deportation for most illegal immigrants under the age of 30, that arrived in the U.S. as children and have attend U.S. schools.

President Obama appeared at the White House Rose Garden before the press to discuss the order that some estimates say could affect 800,000 to 1.4 million children and you adults living the the U.S.

Obama, HDS Announcement

Not only will these immigrants avoid deportation but will be eligible for work visas. The criteria outlined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is:
- They must be younger than 30.
- They must have been brought to the U.S. before their 16th birthdays.
- They must have been in the country for five continuous years.
- They must have no criminal history.
- They must have graduated from an American high school, earned an equivalent degree or served in the U.S. military.
- They must pass a government background check.



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Haiti Noir

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La antología editada por Edwidge Danticat le da un toque único haitiano en el género de crimen

"Danticat ha logrado reunir un retrato colectivo de la cultura haitiana y la resistencia que es motivo de celebración". - Publishers Weekly