Speaker. in exercising his broad discretion in the area of removal proceedings. President Obama has acted responsibly and reasonably in determining the circumstances in which it makes sense to pursue removal and when it does not. In exercising this broad discretion. President Obama not done anything that is novel or unprecedented. Here are a just a few examples of executive action taken by several presidents. both Republican and Democratic. on issues affecting immigrants over the past 35 years: 1. In 1987. President Ronald Reagan used executive action in 1987 to allow 200.000 Nicaraguans facing deportation to apply for relief from expulsion and work authorization. 2. In 1990. President George H.W.
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