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On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
Is there any court decision that would allow the President of the United States--any President--to issue an executive order to say that 3 million people here illegally now have legal status?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham questions the legality of presidential executive orders on immigration status.

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