Politics Aside, Big Hurdles Ahead on Unilateral Immigration Reform
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 24 November 2014
⏱️ 52 minutes
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About half the 11 million illegal immigrants living in the US will be eligible to apply for relief after President Obamas executive order. Who are they? Where do they live? Can public and private agencies handle a massive new workload if it materializes?
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| 0:29.4 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:37.8 | Unilateral immigration reform, a dream or a nightmare. |
| 0:45.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International. |
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| 0:52.3 | President Obama's most controversial action may be |
| 0:55.0 | easier to order than implement. Up to 5 million illegal immigrants who spent years avoiding |
| 1:00.5 | detection may not have proof that they qualify. Since relief will only be temporary, many may not |
| 1:05.6 | apply, but if they do, immigration officials could well be overwhelmed. And Republicans won't just withhold legislative |
| 1:12.5 | or financial support. They'll be waiting to pounce on evidence of lax oversight or possible fraud. |
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| 1:59.4 | 11 million illegal immigrants living in the United States will be eligible to apply for relief after President Obama's executive order. Who are they? Where do they live? Can public and private agencies handle a massive new workload if it materializes? |
| 2:14.7 | Today's talking point, possible new rules for unmanned drones have leaked from the |
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