It was recently predicted by Secretary of DHS that it would ultimately transpire that the Obama government would be given permission by the courts in the United States to proceed with its plans to shield hundreds and millions of illegal immigrants from deportation. The measures have been temporarily blocked by a federal judge and an appeals court, which were to make up to “5 million undocumented immigrants eligible for deportation relief” including unrecorded parents of U S citizens and lawful permanent residents.

“Our lawyers at the Department of Justice say we have the legal authority to do this,” the Secretary stated in a speech about the nation’s immigration system at a University in Houston. He added that the president’s actions, known as deferred action, are “the right thing to do. …Over and over again, in the life of this nation, there have been classes of people who, by virtue of their race, gender, religion, or nationality, exist on the margins of society and struggle to seek our acceptance.” “It has been the tradition of this great nation that, ultimately, we hear their claims and grant them relief,” Johnson said.

In his speech the Secretary also commented on the “emotion and partisanship” that cloaked the complex subject of immigration. He criticized the fact that facts were often submerged in demagoguery, suspicion and exaggeration. He said that it was wrong that illegal immigration was on the rise, as people believed. In fact, he said, that the opposite was true.