Executive Discretion as to Immigration : Legal Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Executive-legislative relations.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Presidential power as it pertains to immigration, in light of President Obama declared intent to do as much as he can with regards to immigration reform without Congressional collaboration. Covers express delegations of discretionary authority, discretion in enforcement, and discretion in interpreting and applying statutes. Provides notable examples of each broad type of discretion, as well as potential constraints upon exercise of particular types of discretion.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Executive Discretion as to Immigration

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