Governor Jan set off a heated national legal debate and scored points with her conservative fans by issuing an “executive order” denying Arizona’s 80,000 Dreamers driver licenses and state identification cards, along with a handful of state benefits. That evening, Brewer said her order clarified that there would be no state-funded benefits and “no driver licenses for illegal people.

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer continues to be a pain in the side for Obama (and countless undocumented young immigrants), with her latest directive denying DREAMers driver licenses.

cheatsheet:

Wednesday was the day DREAMers have been waiting for. Forms went online that allow young immigrants (“childhood arrivals”) to apply for two years of “deferred action,” i.e. deferred deportation. While not a road to citizenship, it is a big step in immigrants rights, one made by an executive order from President Obama back in June. 

Are you a DREAMer who is in the process of applying for deferred action? We want to hear from you! Email us at sam.schlinkert@newsweekdailybeast.com 

Photo: Gregory Bull / AP Photo

REBLOGGING to signal boost. DREAMers—are you out there?

Hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be able to obtain work permits and be safe from deportation under a new policy announced on Friday by the Obama administration.

The good news, and, really, only news, coming out of today’s announcement in the Rose Garden.

THE PRESDIENT: …Now, let’s be clear — this is not amnesty, this is not immunity.  This is not a path to citizenship.  It’s not a permanent fix.  This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.  It is —

 Q    (Inaudible.)

 THE PRESIDENT:  — the right thing to do. 

Q    — foreigners over American workers.

THE PRESIDENT:  Excuse me, sir.  It’s not time for questions, sir.

 Q    No, you have to take questions. 

THE PRESIDENT:  Not while I’m speaking. 

THE PRESIDENT: Precisely because this is temporary, Congress needs to act…

In 1986, Reagan supported an immigration reform that gave amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens.

One of many reasons why Reagan could not have won a GOP nomination today.

This is the reporter heckler who yelled at President Obama during his Rose Garden address on immigration and the Dream Act. His name is Neil Munro, and he works at The Daily Caller. That was not journalism, kids. Here’s video.

[h/t TPM]