Posted on 06/23/2016 10:24:07 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The president insists Thursday's decision wouldn't affect other 'deferred action' programs. Legal experts say he's probably wrong.
When it comes to the effect of the Supreme Court's immigration decision on the millions of young “Dreamers” who were brought illegally to the United States as kids, President Barack Obama is hoping that saying something often enough wills it to be true.
During his abruptly announced appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday, Obama said no fewer than six times that the court's deadlock effectively killing his second round of immigration executive actions would have no impact on Round One: his 2012 move granting work permits and other benefits to millions of undocumented immigrants whose parents brought them here while they were minors.
"The deferred action policy that has been in place for the last four years is not affected by this ruling," the president insisted. "The work that we've done with the DREAM Act kids, those policies remain in place....This does not substantially change the status quo."
Legal experts and former Obama administration officials aren't so sure about that. The Supreme Court's big decision — or non-decision — on immigration, they say, could lead to the shutdown of the president's original program to aid so-called Dreamers, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. And the consequences might go even deeper, opening the door to a much broader legal assault on deferred action programs that go back decades.
Lawyers say there is little to prevent officials in Texas or other nearby states from moving to block or unwind DACA using a combination of the Supreme Court stalemate and lower court precedents that went sharply against the administration....
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Screw them and their damn Mexican flag.
When has he ever cared about the law?
I volunteer to throw “Dreamers” (Invaders) into the Rio Grade.
Trump should announce the writing is on the wall and once he is in the White House, they will deport or be deported. Period. We do not need them or their families. None of them.
Maybe they’ll be the ones to build the wall, from the southern side...and just stay.
Kim Jong Politico Thug wanted Luis Gutierrez (D) & Lindsey Graham R to face off in November.
“dreamers” - such a perversion of the idea of the “American dream”
Here’s to the death of all those pukes.
Calling aka Obama “President” is the root of all errors.
The U.S. has suffered greatly. BECAUSE REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO DO THEIR JOB.
Deport illegals!
Expel muslims!
I don’t see how yesterday’s ruling will make much difference in practical terms. Obama will just ignore the decision and deport as few illegal aliens as possible for the remainder of his term.
From illegal aliens to dreamers, thank you a##hat for the new name which doesnt change a thing
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