No, Obama’s Executive Action Did Not Violate Governing Norms

But that doesn’t mean it was smart. In my two previous posts  regarding President Obama’s decision to take executive action to defer deportation proceedings against some 5 million undocumented immigrants, I suggested that its impact on his power would be determined by politics – that is, by the public reaction, as expressed through elected officials […]…Continue Reading No, Obama’s Executive Action Did Not Violate Governing Norms