Law Professor: Don't Bash Trump Over DACA; What He Did Was ‘Paramount’ For Our System Of Government
Matt Vespa
Posted: Sep 06, 2017 1:15 PM
There’s a lot of hysteria going on after the Trump administration decided on a gradual phasing out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The program, which was created by executive order under Barack Obama, allows illegal aliens who entered the U.S. as minors to be shielded from deportation if they meet the criteria for a deferment. If they do, they’re eligible for work and study permits. The cost of an application fee is $495, and deferments need to be renewed every two years. In short, one could argue that this is a separation of powers issue, that the executive overreached and created law by decree, and that all DACA is just a way for illegal aliens to bribe the government not to enforce immigration law. Yet, Jonathan Turley, a law professor at George Washington University, argues that all President Trump is doing is returning immigration law to Congress, which should have been done in the first place. He’s just reeling in Obama’s overreach by using the same method the former president used to enact it. There is nothing controversial about how Trump went about terminating DACA:
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/09/06/law-professor-dont-bash-trump-over-daca-hes-just-reeling-in-obamas-overreach-n2377394
