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Cato Video • June 28, 2012 

# Obama’s Temporary, Tepid Immigration Fix 

A new Obama Administration plan would allow young illegal immigrants to stay in the United States if they: 

- Came to the United States under the age of 16. 
- Have continuously resided in the United States for a least five years preceding the date of the memorandum and are present in the United States on the date of the memorandum. 
- Are currently in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States. 
- Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise poses a threat to national security or public safety. 
- Are not above the age of 30. 

Cato Institute policy analyst Alex Nowrasteh examines the shift in policy. 

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