On the recordDecember 31, 2010
With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through Executive order, that is just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed.
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congress.gov“With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through Executive order, that is just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed.”
Obama stated that he cannot unilaterally suspend deportations due to existing laws.
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