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Executive Action On Immigration: Constitutional Or Direct Conflict?, Todd Curtin
Executive Action On Immigration: Constitutional Or Direct Conflict?, Todd Curtin
Florida A & M University Law Review
On November 20, 2014, the White House released a press statement notifying viewers that President Obama would do everything within his executive powers to solve the problems surrounding the immigration system. The White House made it clear that the President would be acting with legal authority in taking these steps. This paper addresses whether or not the Obama Administration did, in fact, act with legal authority by initiating the following steps using his executive authority: “cracking down on illegal immigration at the border; deporting felons, not families; and accountability through criminal background checks and taxes.” President Obama, acting through Secretary …