Obama Makes Pledge for Undocumented Immigrants
Vocab
Deport - Verb - Expel (a foreigner) from a country, typically on the grounds of illegal status or for
having committed a crime. (NY Times)
CASA de Maryland - a faction that is immigrant advocacy group (NY Times)
Reprieves - cancel or postpone the punishment (NY Times)
Capitol Hill - the U.S. Congress (CNN)
Bipartisan - cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies. (CNN)
Executive Order - a rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government and having the force of law. (CNN)
Subverting - undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution). (CNN)
Comprehensive - Complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something (CNN)
Key Players
President Obama - his role was pretty much to protect over half of undocumented immigrants in this country by granting temporary residency He took such executive action because he believes that nothing is getting done in congress and the house of senate.
Republican Party - Overall, the Republican party is losing it as they believe the president over stepped his boundary by taking such Executive Action. They are trying at their very best to take him down from his throne and saying he is acting more as a kind.
Takeaways
- President took an executive action in order to grant protection to undocumented immigrants (without the consent of congress)
- Republicans are saying he went too far and he is more of a king that a respectful leader by doing such action
- Come January, Republicans will have a lot of control in the federal government. So he took such action in order to avoid a bigger fuss later on and keep his promise.
Question: What is the limit of executive power in this case? Did he go over by taking this action or did he do the right thing by drastically passing a bill on his own?
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