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07-22-2017, 12:12 PM
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jaylove16
Ferguson said he and the other 19 attorneys general are prepared to sue if the administration doesn’t continue DACA. Any lawsuit is likely to end up before the U.S. Supreme Court, he said.


“I think (abolishing DACA) is wrong morally, and I think it’s wrong legally,” Ferguson said. “We want to communicate to the president that we expect him to defend the program.”

In their letter, the 20 attorneys general argue immigrants who have been granted DACA have a positive effect on the economy, citing studies that show DACA has increased recipients’ hourly wages by an average of 42 percent. The increase, they say, gives immigrants more purchasing power, allowing them to buy homes, cars and other goods and services that help bolster the economy.

They said DACA recipients also make communities safer by allowing them to report crimes to police without fear of deportation.

However, opponents of DACA argue the program is unlawful and protects people who shouldn’t be in the country.

Ferguson said it’s hard to determine what exactly might happen to DACA recipients if the program gets rolled back, but he said the effect on them would certainly be profound.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.yakim...47c5e.amp.html

This is going to be interesting. Even if conservatives outnumber liberals on the Supreme Court and they say DACA was outside the scope of presidential powers. What will they do about a million people brought here at a young age who have been benefiting for 5 years ? It may not be that cut and dry !
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