From Fox News: Young illegal immigrants are lining up by the thousands at consulates
across the country to take advantage of the Obama administration
program allowing them to apply for a two-year reprieve from
deportation.
As many as 1.8 million undocumented immigrants could be eligible for
the program, which kicked off Wednesday. Under the new rules, applicants
can fill out a six-page form, pay a $465 fee and submit documents
proving their identity in order to qualify.
Immigration officials say the documents will be closely scrutinized,
given the potential for fraud, but there is no uniform standard.
Applicants are supposed to show they arrived in the U.S. before they
were 16, and that they're enrolled in school or vocational training, or
have a high school degree.
The lines began forming on Tuesday, as illegal immigrants tried to get a leg up in seeking their passport applications.
"We are waiting for our passports. We want to get our passport
because Obama might be asking for them," applicant Kristi Alarcon told MyFoxHouston, as she stood in line outside Houston's Mexican consulate.
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