immigration

Obama - Possibility of Executive Action

Congress met before summer hiatus to discuss the ongoing influx of children coming from Central America. However, no discussion ensued and instead congress voted to pursue a lawsuit against Obama for abusing executive power. Without a congressional decision Obama spoke to say he may once again have to take executive action in the lapse of congressional decision making regarding these children. 

 

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Immigration Appears at a Stand Still

Recently immigration reform has become a hot topic leading to endless blockages in legislation and heavy polarized debate (Rubin, 2014). “The current broken immigration system is creating a crisis of family separation, with millions of American citizens in mixed-status families being affected. Recently, the failure of Congress to act has exacerbated the crisis of refugee children crossing the border, which has been overwhelming federal agencies” (Vargas, 2014).

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