The contours for the executive authority of the President are defined in the Constitution and by precedent of the courts. There is no question that the President has the authority to exercise prosecutorial discretion in this regard. So. in fact. voting for this bill undermines the Constitution because the executive authority of the President is set forth in the Constitution of the United States. We all recognize there are 11 million undocumented residents of this country. We dont allocate resources to deport all 11 million. We allocate resources to deport about 400.000. which means. by definition. we are asking the department to set priorities in deciding whom to deport.
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