From the New York Times
“It’s getting so hard to call my Mom,” said María Fernanda Cabello, 23, Ms. Valdez’s activist daughter. “I’ve had to tell her, there is a victory coming and I don’t know if you’re part of it.”
Mr. Obama has decided to grant deportation reprieves to many undocumented parents whose children are American citizens and legal permanent residents, according to administration officials familiar with the plans. Officials say the president can exercise prosecutorial discretion to avoid breaking up families of children entitled to be here, and to steer enforcement agents toward deporting criminals and foreigners who pose national security threats.
But some officials have argued it would be more difficult both legally and politically to make the case for including parents of immigrants in the existing program for young people who came when they were children, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Since that program is based on executive action by Mr. Obama, the youths have deportation deferrals and work permits but no green cards or any other visa or formal immigration status, which only Congress can confer. Their parents’ claim for relief is weaker, the officials said.
They fought the system and won. Since we cannot punish the Dreamers we will go after their families. It's the American way. If brown people speak out, we will find some way, somehow to hurt either them or their families.
Here's a hint for the Obama administration, it doesn't matter what you do. The Republicans are going to go nuts. They are, probably, going to impeach the president. What he's impeached for is merely details. If you are going to act on immigration, then take a stand.
Instead, of course, we are going to give activist another kick in the teeth. Lets here it for hippy punching by proxy. If you can't get at the hippy than their family members are the next best thing.