Obama and Immigration

President Obama has announced today that he will continue to use his executive power to act on Immigration Reform. Obama first announced he would be taking matters into his own hands as the Republicans in Congress refused to make a decision and pass an immigration bill. According to the Los Angeles Times, Obama plans to unveil his plan of action to the nation on Thursday. The announcement comes after the midterm election put a pause on his executive action for fear of causing damage to the democratic party. 

The Los Angeles Times reports that the president's plan is yet unknown but will most likely not extend to all undocumented immigrants. Activist are a little disappointed that mostly not everyone will be covered by the executive order. Activist are also disappointed that the executive order is not a permanent fix to the broken immigration system but is a temporary thing that just helps those undocumented immigrants that are already here and does not address future immigrants. There is also a lot of opposition to Obama's announcement that he will be taking matters into his own hands. Republicans and conservatives argue that his announcement will only increase the amount of people coming over and that it will be harder for Americans to find jobs. The country is now just waiting to hear what this executive order will do for many undocumented immigrants. 

link: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-immigration-20141120-story.html#page=1