The US Supreme Court will listen to the opposition to Obama's plan to protect over 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, by providing work permits to these immigrants. The court will hear the final case of Obama's rule on Monday. In this case, lawyers will support Obama's intention against charges of one-sided overreach.
Twenty-five states along with the House of Representatives, Texas are opposing the president's policy saying that Obama has no legal authority to issue such policies. The exclusive action by Obama was intended to detour barriers created by the Republican-dominated Congress. However, the federal court choked president's exclusive action in 2015, February. Later, the president carried the matter to the Supreme Court, VICE NEWS reported.
The president's executive plan aims to help parents who are not US citizens but have kids born in the country and shielding them against deportation. Obama aimed to use the plan called "Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents" (DAPA) as a weapon to guard immigrants from banishment. The president's executive plan also includes "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" (DACA) to offer benefits for settlers who came to US during their childhood.
While both DACA and DAPA does not award US citizenship spontaneously, the programs would bring millions of immigrants out of the doom. The executive actions would enable them to roam freely without any fear of banishment, receive a job, easy access to government benefits scheme and also avail a driving license.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, a Republican candidate for presidential election, has pledged to exile nearly 11 million people residing illegally in the US. But, for the supporters of Trump's campaign, the demises of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia will seem a huge loss. With the absence of Antonin Scalia, the voting scenario will reach 4.4 split, which would bring relief to Obama's executive plans.
Business Standard quoted the Department of Homeland Security's data, which pointed out that the number of exiled migrants increased to 440,000 in fiscal 2013 from 390,000 in 2009, when Obama's rule came into existence. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, said, "This lawsuit to stop President Obama's illegal immigration policy is about a concept as old as the nation's founding - the separation of powers."
The conflict is assembling pro-settler groups, with the support of Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook and Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn. The US technology sector employs more overseas staffs and many tech firms like Intel were founded by immigrants. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that nearly 30 undocumented mothers went on a hunger strike outside the federal court during the weekend.
The final hearing will decide the fate of millions of undocumented immigrants living in the country. Many people hope that the president's plan would allow these immigrants to contribute more to the US.
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