IMMIGRATION REFORM: Supreme Court to hear case on DAPA

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Order Shielding 4 Million From Deportation

 

The fate of a plan to offer work permits to more than 4 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States hangs in the balance, as Supreme Court justices prepare to hear the last major case of President Barack Obama's presidency on Monday.

In the case – United States v. Texas – lawyers will defend the president's plan against accusations of unilateral overreach.

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The president's executive action was meant to bypass roadblocks put up by the Republican-controlled Congress, but was blocked again by a federal court in February 2015. Obama then took the issue to the highest legislative body, the Supreme Court.

Obama's plan seeks to help parents who have kids born in the US but are not citizens themselves, protecting them from deportation through a process called "Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents" (DAPA). His executive action also expands "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA) to provide benefits to non-citizens who arrived in the US when they were children.

"We'll bring more undocumented immigrants out of the shadows so they can play by the rules, pay their full share of taxes, pass a criminal background check, and get right with the law," Obama said after the programs were announced.

While neither DAPA or DACA grants US citizenship automatically, the order would put undocumented immigrants on the path to legitimacy and bring millions out of the shadows. They could go about their daily lives without fearing deportation, could get a job, have access to public benefits, and get a driving license.

"It's not permanent status, not a green card, not a path to citizenship. It doesn't get you a ticket into a voting booth. At best, it's a tolerated presence," Angela Maria Kelley, an immigration expert at the Center for American Progress told AP.

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For those in favor of such proposals, the absence of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia will loom large. Scalia, who died in February, would have almost almost certainly voted to strike down Obama's proposal. But without his vote, there is a very real possibility that the remaining eight justices will arrive at a 4-4 split — which would preserve Obama's order.

The decision in United States v Texas is expected in late June.

https://news.vice.com/article/supreme-court-to-hear-challenge-to-obama-immigration-order-shielding-4-million-from-deportation?utm_source=vicefbus

[Morphine Prince 109,984]

This could be historic. 

[LebaneseDude 6,146]

11 minutes ago, Lion Heart said:

The president's executive action was meant to bypass roadblocks put up by the Republican-controlled Congress, but was blocked again by a federal court in February 2015. Obama then took the issue to the highest legislative body, the Supreme Court

Take a shot every time you read this.

[GloZell Green 11,723]

I fear that they're not even going to consider it unfortunately. But it really should go through. I don't care how much ignorant racists are going to complain, it should go through. It would be historic and amazing.

[Adakam 2]

fudge yeah! Obama is going out with a bang destroying trump's main card in the process!

[Lion Heart 15,041]

Wait, Vice is wrong. A 4-4 vote will be a victory for Texas and all the other states suing the Obama admin. 

A 4-4 tie would still be a win for Texas and the 25 other states challenging a pair of executive actions –– which created the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) initiative and expanded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs –– that a lower court put on hold in February 2015.

http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/276523-6-things-to-know-about-the-supreme-court-immigration-case