Obama immigration overhaul and 'Dreamers' handed another legal setback
"...“Today, two judges of the 5th Circuit chose to misinterpret the facts and the law in denying the government's request for a stay,” said Brandi Hoffine, a White House spokeswoman. “As the powerful dissent from Judge Higginson recognizes, President Obama's immigration executive actions are fully consistent with the law.”
...In February, U.S. District Judge Andrew S. Hanen, sitting in Brownsville, Texas, issued an injunction putting the programs on hold. His action came in response to the suit filed by the 26 states. Tuesday’s ruling comes after the appeals court panel held an unusual 2½-hour hearing April 17 on the administration's request to stay the injunction.
The panel's action drew praise and scorn.
"U.S. immigration laws should be respected and enforced," Robin Hvidston, executive director of We The People Rising, said in a statement. “President Obama should focus his energy upon the needs of U.S. citizens, and assist Americans who are unemployed, homeless, families in poverty, veterans and the disabled, not individuals in the USA illegally."
Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney, said in an interview that the ruling would "cause needless hardship to thousands of law-abiding families. The federal program is consistent with congressional intent and the Constitution and the states have no business trying to enjoin this program.”
Fifteen states, including California, had filed briefs arguing on behalf of Obama’s executive actions........."
I could be happy with a President Walker. for sure.
No, no we wouldn't.
Dreamers are dreamers, no matter how they get here.
Just find some that vote republican and the border would be locked up tighter than Barry Obama’s college records.
No, Obama would be sending the navy to give them a ride, while serving them dinner on pressed linen and bone china.
At least now the problem of illegals is being discussed at the national level. It should be one of the most important topics debated in the 2016 presidential election cycle.