(CNSNews.com) - Ana Zamora, who came to the United States illegally, is among the 22 people selected to sit with First Lady Michelle Obama at tonight's State of the Union address.
This is an honor bestowed on people who provide a human face for the liberal agenda that President Obama will lay out. Ana is the face of Obama's executive amnesty, which conservative Republicans call an affront to the U.S. Constitution.
The White House describes Ana as a "letter writer, student, DREAMer." She was bought here illegally as a child by parents who were themselves illegal aliens, and that's exactly why she's being honored by the White House.
If President Obama has his way, Ana and her parents will never be deported. They will be among the millions of "undocumented immigrants" who are allowed to stay in this country, something that is contrary to current law, but in accordance with directives issued by President Obama after Congress refused to enact his immigration plan.
Acting unilaterally in November, Obama instructed U.S. immigration officials not to deport illegal aliens who have been in the U.S. for more than five years; who have children who are American citizens or legal residents; and who pass a criminal background check and pay back taxes.
"You can come out of the shadows and get right with the law," Obama promised. This presidential directive would apply to Ana's parents.
Two years earlier, President Obama unilaterally changed immigration policy for young people like Ana with his "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)" program. He said they could register with the U.S. government without fear of deportation and get work permits.
Ana now lives in Dallas, Texas, has a job, and is finishing her last year at Northwood University.
She is one of the people who will be singled out by Obama tonight because she wrote him a letter.
“As with any other dreamer, my parents came to this country with a dream of a better future for their children,” Ana wrote to the president in September.
“As with any other dreamer, my parents came to this country ILLEGALLY with a dream of a better future for their children,”
yeah, yeah, tell it to the judge.
** Rich Lowry, Nov 30, 2014 on “Meet the Press” Sunday, National Review editor
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