[ti:Legal Battle Expected Over Obama's Immigration Order]
[ar:Mario Ritter]
[al:In The News]
[by:www.21voa.com]
[00:00.00]From VOA Learning English, this is In The News.
[00:04.79]President Barack Obama's executive order
[00:08.38]on immigration was supposed to go into effect this week.
[00:13.16]The order would prevent millions of undocumented immigrants
[00:18.12]in the United States from being sent back to their home country.
[00:22.65]On Monday,
[00:24.14]a U.S. federal judge temporarily blocked Mr. Obama's plan.
[00:29.55]Judge Andrew Hanen ruled in support of 26 states
[00:35.07]that sought to cancel the order.
[00:37.45]His ruling came a day before the first part of the program was to begin.
[00:44.09]But experts say the legal battle is far from over.
[00:49.36]Up to five million undocumented immigrants
[00:54.15]were excited when President Obama signed the order last year.
[00:59.40]In immigrant communities,
[01:02.48]feelings of hope turned to sadness
[01:05.58]when the judge's ruling was announced.
[01:08.30]At the White House, the president had this reaction.
[01:13.28]"We are not going to disregard this federal court ruling.
[01:17.03]So we are not going to be, actually,
[01:19.22]taking applications in until this case is settled."
[01:23.66]A final decision on the case will take time.
[01:26.91]Paul Collins serves as Director of Legal Studies
[01:32.43]at the University of Massachusetts.
[01:35.18]"And the law really is not black or white on this one.
[01:38.10]If it went to the Supreme Court
[01:39.54]and they ruled on the merits of this case,
[01:41.36]it probably wouldn't come down for half a year to years."
[01:44.20]Until then, undocumented immigrants are unsure of their future.
[01:49.35]The U.S. Congress has been unable to agree on a plan
[01:54.05]to reform the immigration system.
[01:56.88]Texas Congressman Lamar Smith is a member of the Republican Party.
[02:03.13]He says lack of congressional action
[02:06.91]is no reason for the executive order.
[02:10.20]"The president said,
[02:11.30]‘I am going to give them work permits.
[02:12.70]I'm going to allow them to stay,
[02:14.44]I am going to allow them to get federal benefits.'
[02:16.29]That is where he went beyond what I think he can do."
[02:19.13]Some people have protested the judge's ruling.
[02:22.89]But state officials who brought the case
[02:26.25]say they are defending constitutional order.
[02:29.73]Mark Brnovich is Arizona's Attorney General.
[02:35.08]"This is an important constitutional principle.
[02:37.97]This isn't even just about immigration.
[02:40.27]It is about if the president of the U.S.
[02:42.62]can act unilaterally on any legal issue."
[02:44.87]President Obama disagrees.
[02:47.51]"I think the law is on our side,
[02:50.40]and history is on our side.
[02:52.09]And we are going to appeal it.
[02:55.04]And we will be prepared to implement this (order) fully
[02:59.36]as soon as the legal issues get resolved."
[03:02.55]Until this week,
[03:04.14]history would seem to support Mr. Obama's position.
[03:07.99]Legal expert Paul Collins says
[03:11.53]states have had trouble winning cases on immigration issues.
[03:16.36]"The federal courts have been fairly deferential
[03:19.41]to the federal government's policies on immigration,
[03:22.99]particularly when those challenges are being brought by states.
[03:27.28]So the states have a tough row to hoe (difficulty)."
[03:30.29]Idalis Cervantes lives in Arizona.
[03:33.60]Until Monday, she thought her Mexican-born parents
[03:37.84]would be protected from expulsion.
[03:40.07]She says she and her parents were heartbroken
[03:43.56]when they heard about the judge's decision.
[03:46.30]Ms. Cervantes says she is not backing off.
[03:50.44]"I will fight,
[03:51.78]and I know I have the whole community backing me up
[03:54.68]that will make sure my parents stay in this country."
[03:57.57]And that's In The News from VOA Learning English.
[04:02.80]I'm Mario Ritter.
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