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):

Emigration and immigration.

Executive-legislative relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2009

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:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-AML-0535

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