When Congress returns to Washington tomorrow after its more-than-month long vacation, it will be greeted by President Donald Trump’s long-awaited announcement on the fate of the controversial DACA (Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals) program for illegal immigrants.
President Barack Obama created DACA through executive order on June 15, 2012, to provide young immigrants who entered the country illegally with their parents with a de facto amnesty program.
Through DACA, approximately 850,000 individuals received special permits that allow them to remain in the United States, to pursue their education and/or work.
At the time, many Republicans complained the action was unconstitutional and that only Congress could provide such a change to immigration law.
While campaigning for president in 2016, Donald Trump promised to end the DACA program and deport those who are in the United States illegally. Tomorrow’s anticipated announcement is expected to end the program, but provide for a six-month implementation delay to allow Congress to consider a legislative remedy to the problem.
On the next page, find out which Republicans are balking at the end of the program and which are likely to support legislation to allow it to continue.
Shoot them all
What is the Effing problem here? It is an illegal executive order, the Supreme Court ruled in 1956 that executive orders CANNOT create law.
Amen to that. That POS lives in my district and I will never vote for him.
Please president Trump drain the sewer
Ok congress you’ll have 60+ million people oppose you go ahead and expose yourselves so we know who to go after>
Vote them all out and let’s start fresh.
Do the job the people elected you to do !
WHO THE. HELL DO THESE CONGRESSMEN THINK THEY ARE. THEY SHOULD STEP DOWN ELECTION TIME THERE IS GOING TO BE A BIG CHANGE.
Why is it the Republicans let Obama do the atrocities he did yet something good for America – they balk – wish reelection time was closer! (Janet)
That’s fine we’re not very with him on anything? They are the swamp, they don’t like to leave their swamp and their campaign donors.