A federal appeals court in New Orleans heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the viability of President Obama’s plan to temporarily shield more than 4 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and issue them work permits. At stake is whether the president will get to implement his plan […]
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by Roberto Lovato SAN FRANCISCO — It is the one major hope for at least temporary relief from the threat of deportation that immigrants like William Ortiz face daily: President Obama’s executive order providing temporary stay of deportation and a work permit. “Getting it would be super extraordinary for me,” […]
The president’s executive action immigration programs could mean $103 billion more in wages for those who qualify and a $230 billion increase in the nation’s gross domestic product in 10 years, according to a study issued Thursday by a group supportive of the programs. The Center for American Progress, a […]
U.S. Appeals Judge’s Hold On President Obama’s Immigration Executive Action
31 Mar
by Foster, on News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department urged a federal appeals court Monday to reverse a hold a judge placed on President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action. The 69-page brief was filed with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ahead of arguments scheduled for next month. Lawyers for the federal […]