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    Federal Judge: Obama Immigration Actions Unconstitutional

    A federal judge today ruled that President Obama’s executive actions on immigration are unconstitutional—the first time a court has weighed in since the president’s Nov. 20 announcement. “President Obama’s unilateral legislative action violates the separation of powers provided for in the Constitution as well as the Take Care Clause, and therefore, is unconstitutional,” wrote U.S….
    Josh Siegel
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    Think Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Was Outrageous? Check Out What He’s Doing at the EPA.

    If you think President Obama’s unilateral exercise of executive powers granting near-blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants was an abuse of power, get a load of what this administration is doing over at the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan regulations are the most expansive and economically disruptive rules in four decades from…
    Stephen Moore
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    Court Ruling Challenges Obama Immigration Action

    In a ruling that could short-circuit one of President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, a federal court has allowed U.S. tech workers to challenge extensions of foreign laborers’ status here. The case of Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has “major implications” for the president’s ability to expand the number…
    Kenric Ward
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    Republicans Lose Round 1 to Obama on Immigration

    Well, that didn’t take long. In the first standoff between Republican leadership and President Obama following the November elections, the GOP is showing signs it doesn’t have the fortitude to fight the good fight. There is no good reason for the House NOT to take real action now. We went from House Speaker John Boehner…
    Genevieve Wood
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    House Approves ‘Purely Symbolic’ Bill to Block Obama’s Immigration Actions

    The House of Representatives took its first action protesting President Obama’s executive action on immigration. The bill, which was called “purely symbolic” by critics, is unlikely to be considered by the Democrat-controlled Senate. The Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act, drafted by Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., passed in the House this afternoon on a mostly…
    Kate Scanlon
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    Why 17 States Have Gone to Court Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigration

    A third of the states have taken federal immigration enforcement agencies to court, challenging President Obama’s executive actions granting legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott, a coalition of 17 states filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration yesterday in U.S. District Court in Texas. Abbott,…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Conservatives Push Short-Term Funding to Block Obama on Illegal Immigrants

    Breaking with House Republican leaders, conservatives are pressing for a short-term plan to fund the government while blocking President Obama’s move to grant legal status to millions of illegal immigrants. The measure would allow the new Congress to weigh in on the president’s unilateral action and shape the spending debate. Speaking yesterday during Conversations with…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Congressman Rips Reporters as Obama’s ‘Shills’ on Immigration

    Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, today criticized members of the news media for failing to do their homework on the history of President Obama and immigration reform, urging them to “stop being shills for this president.” Addressing reporters at the monthly Capitol Hill gathering Conversations with Conservatives, Labrador began by noting that the House Judiciary Committee has passed…
    Melissa Quinn
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    Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration Could Cost Taxpayers $40 Billion a Year

    The Heritage Foundation is calculating that President Obama’s executive action on immigration could lead to as much as $40 billion in additional federal spending annually. Appearing on Fox News’ Special Report Tuesday, Heritage Foundation vice president Derrick Morgan explained the reasoning behind how the number was calculated: “Anybody with an average 10th grade education will probably…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    Watch Live as Conservatives React to House GOP’s Immigration Plan

    The monthly Conversations with Conservatives forum takes place today at 11 a.m., shortly after House Republicans gather for a closed-door meeting to plot their strategy for the lame-duck session of Congress. Immigration figures to be among the topics up for discussion as conservatives seek a strong response to President Obama’s recent executive order shielding an…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    The 10 Steps America Should Take on Immigration Reform

    President Obama’s executive action on immigration further damages our malfunctioning immigration system and, more importantly, threatens to upend our entire governing system. The president’s program shreds the rule of law and encourages even more illegal immigration. Moreover, Obama is abandoning his oath of office to “take care that the laws be faithfully executed.” Obama's own…
    David Inserra
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    Report: Yes, Congress Can Stop Obama’s Immigration Moves With ‘Power of Purse’

    Congress may use its “power of the purse” to block President Obama’s executive action on illegal immigrants, a prominent legislative and policy authority on Capitol Hill concludes. The new report from the Congressional Research Service says that the House Appropriations Committee was incorrect last week in saying the government agency most responsible for implementing Obama’s…
    Josh Siegel
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    Watch Obama Struggle to Quiet Hecklers Upset About Immigration

    President Obama yesterday struggled to quiet hecklers who claim his executive action on immigration didn’t go far enough. During a speech Tuesday at Chicago’s Copernicus Center, a group of women interrupted the president to demand that he end all deportations of illegal immigrants. >>> Voters Split Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants “Not one more….
    Gabriella Morrongiello
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    Voters Split Over Obama’s Action on Illegal Immigrants

    Americans are fairly evenly divided over President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants, a new poll finds, but show less sympathy for those here illegally. The Quinnipiac University Poll found that 45 percent agreed with Obama taking executive action to change the immigration system…
    Josh Siegel
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    9 Out of 10 Hispanics Support Obama’s Immigration Move, Poll Finds. Or Do They Really?

    A national poll of Hispanic voters found that 89 percent support President Obama’s decision to go around Congress and grant legal status to up to 5 million illegal immigrants. Conducted Nov. 20 to 22 by Latino Decisions, the poll also found that 80 percent of the 405 Hispanic voters surveyed oppose congressional Republicans’ plans to defund…
    Josh Siegel
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    5 Ways Congress Can Push Back on Obama’s Executive Actions on Immigration

    Congress doesn’t have to take this sitting down. Last week, President Obama announced executive actions on immigration that would defer deportation for millions of illegal immigrants.   Members of Congress should rightfully be concerned that the president is usurping their legislative power and, at a minimum, not faithfully executing the law. There are a variety of…
    Daren Bakst
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    Cruz: Obama Action Same as ‘Counterfeiting Immigration Papers’

    Sen. Ted Cruz today described President Obama’s move to shield 5 million illegal immigrants from deportation as essentially the same as counterfeiting. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” the Texas Republican said: For 4 to 5 million people here illegally, he’s promising to print out and give out work authorizations — essentially, he’s gotten in the job…
    Josh Siegel
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    ‘Obama’ Rolls Immigration Bill in ‘SNL’ Riff on ‘Schoolhouse Rock!’

    “Saturday Night Live” last night mocked President Obama’s executive action to grant legal status to 5 million illegal immigrants by twisting a staple of the TV classic “Schoolhouse Rock!” In a spoof of that children’s show’s popular “I’m Just a Bill” segment set on Capitol Hill, “SNL” cast member Kenan Thompson explains in song that he’s…
    Josh Siegel
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    Krauthammer Calls Obama’s Executive Action a ‘Gigantic Neon Sign’ Welcoming Illegal Immigrants

    Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer didn’t mince words when asked about President Obama’s decision to defer deportation of an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants. Watch the minute-long clip, especially the part at 16 seconds when he talks about the “gigantic neon sign on the Rio Grande.” >>> Read More: Congress Must Check the Power of…
    Daily Signal Staff
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    How Conservatives Can Attack Obama’s Immigration Plan Without Alienating Hispanics

    At stake in the fight over President Obama’s executive action on immigration could be the future voting patterns of Hispanics—not just of the 5 million or so illegal immigrants he expects to legalize, but also the 46 million or so potential voters who are here legally. If Obama can assimilate all of them into his vision of…
    Mike Gonzalez
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