oldernwiser
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Amazing how out of touch the extreme right is on this isssue.
Obama Immigration Policy Favored 2-To-1 By Likely Voters
President Barack Obama is winning the opening round in the battle over immigration, according to a Bloomberg poll released today, putting Republicans on the defensive with his decision to end the deportations of some illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children,
Sixty-four percent of likely voters surveyed after Obamas June 15 announcement said they agreed with the policy, while 30 percent said they disagreed. Independents backed the decision by better than a two-to-one margin.
What about the fact that the president has no power to change the law don't you get?
it doesn't matter if people favor it or not. If he wants to change immigration laws then he has one and only one way to do it.
The president does, indeed, have the power to set policy.
3 USC Sec. 301:
The President of the United States is authorized to designate and
empower the head of any department or agency in the executive
branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without
approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any
function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any
function which such officer is required or authorized by law to
perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or
other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained
herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office
for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him
to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall
be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be
subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President
may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the
President in whole or in part.