Why should the presidential election matter to me?
By the time you receive and read this issue of El Lechero, a new president may or may not have been elected to office.

Either way, I believe it is still important for you to know each candidate’s plans and viewpoints on immigration.

Although you may think you are just an ordinary dairy employee, the outcome of the election could potentially impact you or someone you know.

The Obama administration recently announced a dramatic shift in its immigration enforcement priorities. The administration’s focus until now has been on the enforcement of immigration laws against employers through Form I-9 inspections and against individuals through programs like Secure Communities, resulting in a dramatic increase in deportations.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will now consider suspending the deportation of certain undocumented young adults who entered the U.S. as children.

These individuals would also receive a work permit, renewable on a two-year basis, through a process called “deferred action.” The policy may affect as many as one million undocumented immigrants who would have been eligible for the DREAM Act that was under consideration in late 2010.