Obama Opens Immigration Push as Republicans Plot a Response
The president says his order doesn't go far enough, but Republicans beg to differ.
U.S. President Barack Obama announces his executive order on immigration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014
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President Barack Obama is promoting his immigration initiative with a stop in Las Vegas yesterday and another in Chicago next week, working to counter opposition from House Speaker John Boehner, who vowed Republicans will challenge his use of executive authority.
While Congress is on recess next week, Obama will be rallying public support for his action to halt deportations for some undocumented immigrants as he’s sandwiched between critics who say he’s overreaching and others -- including a heckler in yesterday’s audience -- who say he’s not doing enough.