In 2011, over 46,000 parents of at least one U.S. citizen child were part of massive ICE detentions and deportations. During these sweeps many parents were unable to claim or make arrangements for their children to be returned to them, or to be cared for by close family members. As a result, thousands of children have been scattered throughout the nation’s county foster care system – making separation from their parents' love, permanent.

There are many people who has wrong ID. They do not pay for car or other insurances. This misunderstanding of their legal status, have created a numerous fakes ID, unable to identify the individuals and has given to them a excellent, legal way to get free of their share.

* NOTE: As of Dec 2012, Dept of Homeland Security and Transportation (TSA) officials announced that the policy requiring REAL ID standardized identification would be delayed past the January 15, 2013 deadline. NM is only one of 2 states still issuing drivers licenses to illegal (undocumented) aliens. The Real ID Act became law in 2005. The Dept of Homeland of Security has extended the deadline for NM many times already. As of Jan 15, 2013* NMDL's will not be valid as US identification, and domestic travelers will be required to carry US Passports. If the New Mexico State Legislature does not create/repeal legislation during the next legislative session beginning Jan 15, 2013 then you can expect to pay $200/adult for a US Passport to travel within your own country. This insanity must end in Santa Fe in January. Learn more at http://zpr.co/nmdl/realid/

Stop separating the families, I am facing deportation for something that I already paid for. I served 18 months of incarceration. I am a single parent of two daughters and grandfather of a 2 year old boy, and I am the only support and provider for them. My older daughter is in college and she is a single mother, my youngest is still in high school. During my incarceration I started taking classes in college; when I finished my time I continued my studies and in 2006 I graduated as an architect and have worked since then as an architect and as a good citizen. But also I have done everything that is possible to stop my deportation and the separation of my family and the separation of any other family.

It's possibility can change the waiting time for a visa my family wait more the 16 years they are from Mexico other Country it's less time

We all in the Latino community have family that are being affected by the difficult immigration process in effect now.

This petition is asking Congress to take up and pass the DREAM Act, HR 1842. The DREAM Act will give hope for a brighter future for over 1 million young people who were brought to the United States as children (under the age of 15), who have proven good moral character and have achieved a high school education or better. As parents, we take for granted the opportunities afforded to our children in this country. We are asking to extend these rights to children that have always called America home.

If my father had not come to the United States I would not be here. He was a migrant/immigrant. He traveled with the crops and made enough money to keep his family, clothed, housed and schooled as well as churched.

Like all countries, the USA should choose its immigrants by quality and not by race.

The immigration reform proposal currently on the Obama political agenda contains a new Bracero Program, termed "a process for admitting temporary workers." Having a new Bracero Program in something called Immigration Reform is no reform at all, it is a step backwards into indentured servitude, slavery. We must oppose any new 'temporary contract labor program.' Unfortunately, a temporary worker program remains on the Obama version of immigration reform. Let's be firm in our opposition to any new guest worker program and make no deals in order to get justice for the undocumented. On this see Julia Preston, "Obama Expresses Confidence in Early Action on Immigration" (NYT Nov 14, 2012). Among the various actions in the proposed legislation is a new Bracero Program now pegged, or better sanitized as "visas available for farm workers." Gilbert Gonzalez

The Caribbean’s/West Indian’s Americans want to be identifying as who we are. We migrate from our country to the USA to make a better life for ourselves and our children. Our children as well as ourselves service this country in many composites and the country should know that the Caribbean’s or West Indian’s Americans are proud to be American and are willing to defend this country and do play an important role in this country.

The US needs to reform its immigration laws because current laws are insufficient to address realities on the ground, which leads to millions of people being treated inhumanely. Enforcement of current laws is lacking in some areas [employers who hire unskilled labor without being penalized, making huge profits], and is over the top in other areas [undocumented workers who are treated like animals whether in labor camps or in prisons]. This reality on the ground is unworthy of the land of the free, and we need to change it.