

Opposed said law, key parts of which the Supreme Court has struck down, undermines notion of fairness. "The answer is self-deportation, which is people decide they can do better by going home because they can't find work here because they don't have legal documentation to allow them to work here. Romney has declined to say whether he would reverse Obama's policy on younger immigrants if elected president, and referred to the president's plan as a politically motivated, "stopgap measure." Has advocated "self-deportation" and sanctions for employers who hire illegal workers. Rose Garden remarks on suspension of deportations of young people, June 15, 2012

This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people."

"This is not amnesty this is not immunity. as children and have no criminal history administration presided over record 396,906 deportations in 2011. Has ordered a stop to the deportations of younger illegal immigrants who came to U.S. For those that come here illegally, the idea of giving them in-state tuition credits or other special benefits I find to be contrary to the idea of a nation of law." " I'm delighted with the idea that people who come to this country and wish to serve in the military can be given a path to become permanent residents in this country. Opposes says he would veto the act if Congress passes it but supports allowing illegal immigrants who serve honorably in the U.S. "Something that we can do immediately that is very important is to pass the DREAM Act, which allows children who through no fault of their own are here but have essentially grown up as Americans, allow them the opportunity for higher education."Īustin, Texas, Democratic primary debate, 2008 Supports also endorses letting foreign students stay in U.S. If you have suggestions for other issues you'd like us to explore, please leave a note in the comments section below. NPR will be comparing the two candidates on various issues in the run-up to the November election. Like this story? Like CNBC Make It on Facebook.ĭon't miss: Barack Obama left Donald Trump a letter before leaving office.Below are President Obama's and Republican challenger Mitt Romney's policies and proposals regarding immigration. Since Obama launched the CSforAll initiative, more than $100 million has been invested by industry partners and more than 500 commitments were made by schools and nonprofits to expand computer science access, according to a statement provided to CNBC Make It.Īs Obama said nearly four years ago: "No one's born a computer scientist, but with a little hard work - and some math and science - just about anyone can become one." The following year, Obama became the first president to write a line of code, albeit through an online exercise using the kids' movie "Frozen." In 2013, Obama endorsed 's " Hour of Code" initiative during Computer Science Education Week and implored that young people "master the tools and technology that will change the way we do just about everything." This, he said, will help the U.S. Notably, Obama has been championing tech readiness among students for years. The CSforAll Consortium was formed in response to Obama's call to action in January 2016 and - with funding from the National Science Foundation - launched in September 2016, CSNYC's director of education and research Leigh Ann DeLyser tells CNBC Make It. "To be active citizens in our society, you've got to understand how technology works under the hood." And I want to make sure that our young people learn it so you can be in the driver's seat," Obama said on Monday's phone call. "Computer science is changing virtually every industry, from manufacturing to health.

New York City-based nonprofit CSNYC incubated the CSforAll Consortium, a national organization working to increase computer science literacy among all students from kindergarten up through senior year of high school (K-12). CSforAll is about "giving every student in America an early start at learning the skills they need to get ahead in the new economy," he added.
