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Obama set for executive action on immigration
Washington: A defiant President Barack Obama is all set to take executive action to protect up to five million of about 11.2 million illegal immigrants, including about 450,000 from India, from deportation.
Obama’s plans to announce unilateral action Thursday to overhaul America’s “broken” immigration system puts him in confrontation with the Republicans who would take control of both Houses of US Congress in January following their victory in November elections.
“Tomorrow night I’m going to be announcing here from the White House some steps I can take to start fixing our broken immigration system,” Obama said in a video posted on Facebook Wednesday afternoon.
“Everybody agrees that our immigration system is broken. Unfortunately Washington has allowed the problem to fester for too long,” Obama said.
“So what’ I’m going to be laying out is the things I can do with my lawful authority as president to make the system work better even as I continue to work with Congress and encourage them to get a bipartisan, comprehensive bill that can solve the entire problem,” he said.
While 5.9 million Mexicans make up over half of unauthorized immigrants in the US, India is the fourth top source country after distant second El Salvador (675,000 in 2012) and Guatemala (525,000), according to a new Pew Research Centre report.
About 8.1 million unauthorized immigrants make up 5.1 percent of the US labour force, the report said. Many of them are engaged in menial low paying jobs that Americans don’t want to do.
While no details have been officially provided, the Washington Post citing an unnamed “senior Democrat familiar with the plans,” said Obama will announce temporary protections to up to five million undocumented immigrants.
His orders will allow up to 4 million undocumented immigrants to get temporary work permits and provide relief to another 1 million through other means, another report said.
However, there will be no guaranteed protections for the parents of so-called “Dreamers,”-children protected by Obama’s 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme – nor for immigrant agricultural workers, the Post said citing the Democrat.
CNN citing unnamed officials said the plan could include a stronger focus on deporting criminals who are undocumented immigrants and an expansion of worker visas in areas like technology.
With 168,367 H-1B visas, India cornered nearly two thirds of the total work permits for skilled workers in 2012.
The New York Times said the reprieved undocumented immigrants will also not receive government subsidies for health care available under his signature healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act that the Republicans have vainly tried to repeal numerous times.
Calling Obama’s plans “executive amnesty,” Republican Senator Jeff Sessions accused him of seizing sole power to decide who can live and work in the US. “Surrendering to illegality is not an option,” he was quoted as saying.
Republicans are considering different ways to stop funding for the president’s new measures and for the existing DACA programme, the Times said.
Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who will lose his post once Republicans take control of the chamber in January lauded Obama’s move, saying the opposition party forced his hand.
Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.
The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.
Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.
Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.
For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.
During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.
Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.
Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .
Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.
In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.
In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.
He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.
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