“President Donald Trump has decided to end the Obama-era program that grants work permits to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as children, according to two sources familiar with his thinking. Senior White House aides huddled Sunday afternoon to discuss the rollout of a decision likely to ignite a political firestorm — and fulfill one of the president’s core campaign promises.”
Elana Johnson, Politico, September 3, 2017
Yes, it will probably ignite a firestorm but Trump will not be the one burning, rather it will be a conflagration over the capitol building. In a clever move, Trump put the onus on where it should have always been when it comes to writing immigration legislation – on Congress.
The Deferred Action Against Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was introduced as an executive order by President Obama in June 2012, when it should have been left to Congress to write the legislation and send it to him to sign or veto. However, with a Republican House dedicated to deadlocking the White House on any matter, and fueled by executive hubris, the President overstepped his authority.
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