Posted on 02/20/2015 12:13:02 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
This week, a federal judge in Texas issued an injunction preventing the implementation of immigration programs that would provide deportation relief to Dreamers and parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents.
That the Republican-appointed judge sided with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) comes as no surprise, but the White House's lack of immediate action hints of defeat.
No one disputes there must be a solid legal strategy; however, the unfavorable ruling was highly anticipated.
White House officials have indicated that administration lawyers were still debating how to challenge the injunction, including requesting an emergency stay, even as millions of American families await certainty to protect their loved ones from deportation.
An emergency stay request to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals would add urgency to the issue and, if approved, immigration agencies could begin accepting and processing applications for deportation relief in a matter of weeks.
Of course, there's a chance a stay will be denied by an appellate court, further delaying implementation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) expansion and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program. Not doing anything, however, will put the programs on hold indefinitely.
The administration has talented lawyers, but questions remain whether senior White House advisers are actually welcoming this delay; the White House had been reluctant to act on immigration in the first place.
Despite this, Obama recently stated that the law is on the side of these programs, and is not alone.
Legal scholars from around the country have found the president's latest immigration actions to be constitutional and within his administrative powers.
So why is the president and his senior advisers reluctant to appeal an injunction that has no basis in law?
The conservative judge was persuaded by Texas's argument that the states would be injured because they would have to pay the cost of services to the undocumented population: this is based more on political grounds than on a legal and economic basis.
Studies have shown that an estimated $3 billion in tax revenue will be generated during the first two years if the president's immigration actions move forward. In Texas alone, moving forward with the actions would add $338 million, far exceeding the cost to the state of $104 million.
Obama took an important step forward in this direction by acting in the face of congressional inaction on immigration. Now it's up to the president and his administration to get back into the ring and fight.
Mr. President, the law, the economy and the American people are on your side. We need you to fight for American families and not back down.
Vargas is co-director of the Dream Action Coalition and a national advocate for immigration reform.
Why won’t Ju let us invade Jour country!
Why won’t Ju let us Rule You!
Do you not understand that De Beeg Man has decreed it?!
Dees ees de way eet ees done in our countries, you must submit to us!
There. All done. Everything he really want’s to say, with colloquial pronunciation.
What American families is this idiot talking about? These are all illegal immigrants who have no desire to become American, they want America to become Mexico, or whatever hell hole they were coming from.
I know that the real immigrants, who worked and sweated to become citizens, must hate every second of this charade.
“Legal scholars from around the country have found the president’s latest immigration actions to be constitutional and within his administrative powers.”
Why bother with a legislature and a court system, when we can rely on “legal scholars from around the country”?
The Constitutional limitations mean nothing to these anarchists, why should the order of a judge?
Here's one of them
Its pretty darn cold outside here, that should keep them out of the way for a while.
I like yours better than this lib media horsesh*t.
Bring it on, Luis LaRaza!
Oh, scared are you?
Smart little traitor : )
The WH promises a stay my Monday.
Why bother with a legislature and a court system, when we can rely on “legal scholars from around the country”?
Just think what a system we’ll have when all the “legal”
scholars are muslim Imams...
Ceasar Vargas’s leetle girlfriend is Ericka Andiola; you know the famous Hispanic girl of La Raza that’s in front of a trian shooting double 1 finger salutes to Americans everywhere whose mother cooks and caters for a living and collects government benefits that we pay yet pays no taxes? Yeah that one. And from what I’ve seen those little home grown catering operations can easily bring in a $1000 a week or more...
actually Senor Vargas dumbass, legal scholars found nothing of the sort. What the president did in the past was UNconstitutional. You forgot “un” in front of a word negates it didn’t you? Well of course you did. You’re not American.
Blood pressure....
It’s 24 degrees here in Chi right now. It feels downright tropical after this last week or so of bitter cold.
“Its pretty darn cold outside here, that should keep them out of the way for a while.”
Yeah...the front of the local Home Depot isn’t being loitered these days...
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