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Jeh Johnson: The President doesn't have that authority to ignore a statute by Executive Order.

On the recordDecember 1, 2014
The President doesn't have that authority to ignore a statute by Executive Order.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Jeh Johnson explains the limitations of presidential authority regarding immigration law.

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