Deferred action is an act of prosecutorial discretion. but it is not a path to citizenship or a permanent solution. The fact is that we have waited and waited. In the absence of any Republican action in the House on immigration reform. the President has used the power he has available. which other Presidents have used as well. If the Republicans are concerned about an Executive action. they should use their own power to pass immigration reformeither the Senate bill or their own vision of what comprehensive reform is. For those who question the legality of this. I would simply say there are three lettersone before the Executive action and two afterfrom law professors and former general counsels of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and chief counsels of USCIS. They say the President has the authority. He is on sound legal footing.
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