Ethnic and community media is abuzz with stories about the impact of the Obama administration's new policy of classifying young undocumented immigrants as low-priority for deportation. In a Feet in 2 Worlds article -- Confusion and Frustration Over Obama's Deportation Policy -- Erwin de Leon says the new policy has caused celebration in some circles, consternation in others and a whole lot of confusion for undocumented individuals who have been desperate for a resolution of their situations.

Pete Carney in a report published in Long Island Wins and headlined New Deportation Policy Could Aid LGBT Immigrants, But Won't Guarantee Equality, says: "Depending on how the administration enacts the new guidelines, the change could potentially mean that thousands of transnational LGBT families in New York will be able to stay together." The report says that despite the changes, the federal government still doesn't recognize same-sex marriages. Even if the changes by the Obama administration are comprehensive in scope, the policies may evaporate under a new president, or even under a second-term Obama.

Queens Courier story, headlined Obama refocuses immigration policy,says the shift is a vital one for Queens, a borough where countless undocumented immigrants reside. It says the new policy may make the dreams of undocumented immigrants enrolled in college a reality by allowing them to remain in the country and earn a degree.

The Filipino Reporter interviewed a New Jersey family to see how the policy change might affect their deportation to the Philippines, scheduled for September. "We are hoping . . . we are praying that the new policy will help us stay," the paper quoted Aurelia Gulfin of  Tinton Falls, N.J., as saying in a report headlined Under Obama plan: NJ family may escape deportation published on August 29.