President Barack Obama is presenting a plan to Congress to permit those who entered the United States without a Visa to be sponsored by a U.S. citizen spouse or an employer to obtain authorization to work and to begin the process to obtain legal permanent residence.

Please review our Immigration Blog for more information on President Obama's policy and direction:

• As Reform Moves Forward, Thousands of Nevada Immigrants Wait
• Nevada Avoids Pitfalls of ICE Deputized Detention of Illegal Immigrants
• To Prevent Visa Overstays, Immigration Reform May Get Technical
• Immigration Reform—Signs of Change on the Horizon
• Slow Progress on Immigration Reform Spoils Olympic Bid
• Married to a U.S. Marine, but not Recognized by the U.S. State Department • For Some Detainees, Immigration Reform Can’t Wait
• The Slow and Steady Politics of Immigration Reform
• Obama Echoes Bush with Firm immigration Enforcement
• Greater Protection by Asylum for Abused Women
• Recent Actions on Immigration Reform
• Obama to Require Businesses to use E-Verify
• President Obama Meets to Determine Immigration Reforms
• ICE to Crackdown on Employers Hiring Illegal Workers
• Labor Supports Immigration Reform
• Proposed Reforms of U.S. Immigration Law for Undocumented Workers