Tens of thousands of young illegal
immigrants are taking advantage of President Barack Obama's offer to let
them stay and work in the United States.
The government said Friday
it has approved 53,273 applications under the program that began in
August to waive deportations of qualifying illegal immigrants who came
into the country as children. Altogether, more than 300,000 have
applied; requests have been coming in at a rate of 4,827 a day. Most are
still under review. Obama announced in June
that he would delay deportation of many illegal immigrants under the
temporary program. An overhaul of immigration laws is high on his
second-term agenda.
Mexico is the main country
of origin for the program's applicants. California is their top state of
residence, then Texas and New York.
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