US may allow some illegal migrants to stay

The Obama administration said it will allow many illegal immigrants facing deportation the chance to stay in this country and apply for a work permit, while focusing on removing from the US convicted criminals and those who might be a national security or public safety threat.

The Obama administration said it will allow many illegal immigrants facing deportation the chance to stay in this country and apply for a work permit, while focusing on removing from the US convicted criminals and those who might be a national security or public safety threat.

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That will mean a case-by-case review of approximately 300,000 illegal immigrants facing possible deportation in federal immigration courts, homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano said in announcing the policy change.

Advocates for an immigration overhaul have said that the administration, by placing all illegal immigrants in the same category for deportation, has failed to live up to its promise to only deport the “worst of the worst,” as president Barack Obama has said.

“From a law enforcement and public safety perspective, DHS enforcement resources must continue to be focused on our highest priorities,” Napolitano wrote a group of senators supporting new immigration legislation. “