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The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama’s Immigration Policies

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the biggest uncertainties in United States v. Texas, a challenge to Obama administration programs that could enable over 4 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain in the country, is whether the justices will actually reach a clean decision. With one seat vacant, and Texas’ allies in the Senate determined not to confirm anyone President Obama names to fill that seat, there is a very real possibility that the Court will split 4-4 in this case — thus leaving question of whether the administration acted legally unresolved.

Ted Cruz Reveals How He Would Deport Undocumented Immigrants

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is taking a sharp rightward shift on immigrant policy, affirming that he wouldsend law enforcement agents to knock on undocumented immigrants’ doors and round them up for deportation, even if that means arresting them in front of their children.

The Racist Past — And Future? — Of U.S. Immigration Policy

There is a strong racial context and subtext to the debate about immigration reform taking place in the GOP presidential primary.

Candidates Vowing To End Obama’s Immigration Plan May Want To Ask What Their Constituents Think

Danna Chavez Calvi, 23, left, and a young woman who requested not to be named, participate in a rally for immigration reform after marching from Arlington, Va., to the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, on the one-year anniversary of President Obama’s announcement concerning Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DAPA).

‘Immigration Battle’ Answers The Question Of How Immigration Reform Died