[lg policy] Obama Spanish-Language Ad Touts Deferred Action

[Harold Schiffman]

Obama Spanish-Language Ad Touts Deferred Action

The Huffington Post  |  By Elise Foley Posted: 08/10/2012 2:24 pm
Updated: 08/10/2012 3:32 pm



The Obama campaign is capitalizing in a new Spanish-language ad on the
popularity of the administration's recent decision to halt
deportations of some young undocumented immigrants.

Politico reports that the ad will air in Colorado, Florida, Nevada,
Ohio and Virginia.

"They are known as 'The DREAMers,' came here as children, obeyed their
parents, studied to overcome," a voiceover says in Spanish, according
to Politico.

As many as 1.4 million undocumented young people may be eligible to
apply for deferred action under the new policy, which would grant work
permits and two years of relief from deportation concerns. The
guidelines largely mirror the Dream Act, a decade-old bill supported
by a strong majority of Latino voters. The bill passed in the House of
Representatives in 2010, but fell short in the Senate.

"In the face of a Congress that refuses to do anything on immigration,
we announced we're lifting the shadow of deportation from deserving
young people who were brought to this country as children," President
Barack Obama says in the ad, in a clip from his June 22 speech at the
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials
conference.

Obama's recent decision is also popular with Latino voters. About 50
of Latino voters in the swing states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida,
Nevada and Virginia became more enthusiastic about him after his
announcement, according a June poll from non-partisan firm Latino
Decisions.

Presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney refused to say whether he would
continue the policy -- he has said he would veto the Dream Act -- but
that Obama's decision made the chances for immigration reform more
unlikely.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/10/obama-spanish-language-ad_n_1765138.html

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