The legal defense for President Obama taking executive action on immigration continues to grow. Yesterday, the American Bridge PAC released a memo of executive orders that previous presidents — Republicans included — have announced on immigration. Today, two key pieces further illustrate that Obama has the power to use existing powers...
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The following is a press release from the National Immigration Law Center: NILC and legal scholars discuss President Obama’s options during press briefing President Obama has the legal authority and historical precedent to issue broad administrative relief in the area of immigration, legal scholars and practitioners agreed Wednesday during...
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This Congressional session, House Republicans killed immigration reform — and one place where that will really hurt them this year is in Colorado, where key races like Rep. Mike Coffman’s (R-CO) bid for reelection and Rep. Cory Gardner’s (R-CO) campaign for Senator will be sorely dependent on the support of Latino voters. Today,...
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Steve King held another town hall event in New Hampton, Iowa today, where he took a question from a DREAMer constituent — and then promptly shut her down. Monica Reyes, a resident of New Hampton, Iowa — part of King’s district — organized and turned out 20 people to King’s...
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Legal Case is Airtight, Use by Republican Presidents Extensive and Leader Pelosi Weighs In As the debate unfolds about the expected executive action on immigration by President Obama, expected to be announced sometime in September, the case for doing so gains supporters and supportive arguments every day. Among the...
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Los festejos de los dreamers se dan en medio del rechazo a la Acción Diferida en el legislativo. A principios de agosto la Cámara de Representantes, controlada por los republicanos, aprobó un proyecto de ley que detiene la Acción Diferida, un paso que desató indignación en la comunidad inmigrante....
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Huffington Post: Democrats Lay Groundwork For Obama To Take Big Steps On Immigration Fusion: Pelosi wants Obama to go big on deportation relief NBC News: Ripple Effect: Obama Immigration Action Would Have Local Impact The Hill: Ex-Bush attorney general backs executive action on immigration New York Times: On Immigration,...
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In new must-read analysis posted at The New Republic, Brian Beutler dissects some of the recent criticism directed at President Obama’s potential executive action on immigration. Among the key excerpts include the following assessment: Congress gave Obama the discretion he’s planning to use and Congress can take it away....
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