Contributed by Aaron Hall, Partner
After
months of languishing in the House of Representatives with only the occasional
flicker of hope, it appears that the prospect of immigration reform is
officially dead for 2014.
The
Obama Administration has announced that by the end of the summer, it would be
implementing a new serious of executive actions. In the summer of 2012, the administration
implemented the Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program as an executive action. It is unclear if this summer’s policy changes
will include an expansion of the DACA program or whether they will be different
in scope and purpose.
According
to a Politico article, the
White House acknowledges the risks of turning to executive authority and knows
that many will complain that it has gone too far while many others will feel
like it has not done enough. The
administration has not released any specific plans but has stated that it plans
to “go as far as we think is good policy and is permitted under the law.”
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