Attendees listen as Carolina Zaragoza Flores, the Mexican consul in San
Bernardino, speaks during a July 14 forum in Perris on the new
immigration policy. ANDREW FOULK/Special to The Press-Enterprise
Up to 1.7 million young
undocumented immigrants nationwide could qualify for legal temporary
residency under a new Obama administration program.
That’s the finding of a Pew
Hispanic Center analysis released Tuesday, a day before the new policy
aimed at undocumented immigrants aged 15 to 30 goes into effect and
applicants can begin sending in forms.
Another analysis, by the
Immigration Policy Center, estimates the number of potential
beneficiaries of the policy by congressional district.
Inland Rep. Joe Baca’s
(D-Rialto) 43rd district ranked sixth among California’s 53
congressional districts in people who might qualify now or, for those
aged 5 to 14, in the future. Nearly 12,500 may qualify in Baca’s
district, which includes all or part of San Bernardino, Fontana, Rialto,
Colton, Bloomington and Ontario.
Nearly 10,000 could qualify in
Rep. Mary Bono Mack’s (R-Palm Springs) district, and more than 9,000 may
be eligible in Rep. Ken Calvert’s (R-Corona) district, the analysis
found.
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