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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
All of this would be a great thing if he had done this via Executive Order, but according to what was said all weekend is that he didn't do this via Executive Order... he just announced policy change... bypassed Congress.
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According to the article posted here: The executive order will apply to illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before they were 16 and are younger than 30. They also must have no major criminal offenses, have been in the country for at least five continuous years, have graduated from a U.S. high school or have earned a GED, or served in the military.
I understand that you are saying however he did this, he did it bypassing Congress. All executive orders bypass Congress.
To that I would have to say, why isn't Congress standing up to him then?
They have the legal authority to knock that slap down if they choose to. So...why aren't they?
It is a good question. Why isn't our Senators and Representatives doing anything about this? They are the lawmakers, not the president.
Remember though, Congress has been trying to pass an amnesty bill during the Teddy Kennedy years and could not.