Trump Vows to Sign Executive Order to Change Immigration Laws

  • Senator Cruz says president does not have that authority
  • Supreme Court recently rejected Trump’s attempt to scrap DACA

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President Donald Trump said Friday he would seek sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy through an executive order, suggesting he might create a “road to citizenship” for certain migrants brought to the country illegally as children and shift the criteria for new arrivals to a “merit-based” system.

The new effort will be unveiled “over the next four weeks,” Trump said in an interview with Telemundo.