After Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives in 2010, President Obama turned away from the gridlock imposed by Tea Party conservatives and towards a different method for his primary form of policy making: executive orders. At this time, while some noted this as a method of circumventing a Congress locked against him, critics […]
Political Squabbling with Little Clarity in Immigration Debate
President Barack Obama’s executive order delaying deportation for millions of undocumented immigrants has reignited the debate on his immigration enforcement record. However, partisanship has clouded the discussion, leaving little clarity on what we do and what we do not know about the President’s record.