House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith has sent two letters - one to Pres. Barack Obama and another to USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas - asking for answers to several questions regarding last week's policy announcement. Pres. Obama announced that the Department of Homeland Security will begin using deferred action to adjust the status and extend work permits to illegal aliens who would qualify under the provisions of the DREAM Act. The Pew Hispanic Research Center estimates that the policy could provide an amnesty for at least 1.4 million individuals.