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 1980. President Jimmy Carter exercised parole authority to allow Cubans to enter the U.S.. and about 123.000 "Mariel Cubans" were paroled into the U.S. by 1981. 2. 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. 3. In 1990. President George H.W.
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