“It is unclear if congressional Republicans can actually defund the executive action, given that the agency that processes work permits, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, is funded through application fees and not subject to the appropriations process.”
Doesn’t matter. They can pass a bill that makes it illegal to spend anything on implementing his amnesty.
They wouldn’t be able to use the fees to fund it then, the money from fees would go into treasury.
RE: They can pass a bill that makes it illegal to spend anything on implementing his amnesty.
But Obama still has to sign it into law...