Republicans vow to fight ‘illegal’ Obama immigration plan
23 Nov 2014 4:49 AM IST
US Republicans offered strident reaction to President Barack Obama’s unilateral plan to bring millions of undocumented non-citizens out of the shadows and make them eligible for work permits.‘That’s just not how our democracy works,’ House Speaker John Boehner said after the White House unveiled details of Obama’s plan, which lifts the threat of deportation for up to five million undocumented migrants.
‘The president has said before that he’s ‘not king’ but he’s sure acting like one.’ House Homeland Security Committee chairman branded the immigration plan ‘unconstitutional and a threat to our democracy.’ Republicans, many of whom say any plan to legalize non-citizens who broke the law to get to the US is ‘amnesty,’ were considering ways they might neutralize Obama’s order.
‘The president has said before that he’s ‘not king’ but he’s sure acting like one.’ House Homeland Security Committee chairman branded the immigration plan ‘unconstitutional and a threat to our democracy.’ Republicans, many of whom say any plan to legalize non-citizens who broke the law to get to the US is ‘amnesty,’ were considering ways they might neutralize Obama’s order.
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