If Obama Tries to Grant Legal Status to Illegal Immigrants, the States Should Say 'I'll See You In Court'

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American Thinker:

July 31, 2014

If Obama Tries to Grant Legal Status to Illegal Immigrants, the States Should Say 'I'll See You In Court'

By Allan J. Favish

It has been reported that President Barack Obama is planning to unilaterally attempt to grant legal status to illegal immigrants. There is no legal authority for him to do so. It has been reportedthat it may not be possible to stop Obama’s action with a lawsuit because nobody would have standing to bring the lawsuit.

 

Legal experts see any challenge to the expected immigration policy changes headed for the same key roadblock facing House Speaker John Boehner’s planned suit over Obamacare implementation delays: finding a way to show the injury needed to press a case in the federal courts.

 

While broad immigration moves clearly have beneficiaries, it’s hard to find a person or entity harmed enough by under-enforcement to have the standing to pursue a case in court.