In November 2014, President Barack Obama admittedly changed the laws regarding immigration in a unilateral fashion by announcing the creation and implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans, essentially amnesty for illegal immigrant parents with U.S. citizen children.
The state of Texas led the charge against this unconstitutional action by the president, winning an injunction in federal district court that was upheld by a circuit appeals court.
Now, 26 of the 50 states, still led by Texas and Attorney General Ken Paxton, are set to square off against the Obama administration in the Supreme Court, having just filed a brief containing their arguments with the court on Monday, according to the Houston Chronicle.
“The Obama Administration has consistently demonstrated disregard for the rule of law in asserting that it has the legal authority to unilaterally change the immigration policy of the United States,” read a statement from Paxton.
I’m fighting to stop Obama’s unlawful illegal immigration scheme. He even admitted, he doesn’t have power to do this https://t.co/gzQ9TKC2To
— Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) March 29, 2016
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“Rewriting national immigration law requires the full and careful consideration of Congress, not the political will and assertion of one person,” the statement continued. “As the president himself said numerous times, he alone does not have the authority to grant millions of unauthorized aliens a host of benefits, including work authorization.”
The 99-page legal brief essentially makes the case that Obama’s unilateral actions place an undue economic burden on the states by compelling them to issue drivers licenses and other benefits to individuals in the country illegally, among other problems..
It also argues that Obama has violated the Administrative Procedure Act by announcing sweeping changes to a law without the input of Congress or comments from the public, as is required by the statute.
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The court is expected to hear oral arguments in April, and there is no doubt that there will be a heated battle both in the ideologically split court and in the court of public opinion.
H/T Examiner
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