“Even if Republicans shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) next year, President Obama could still carry out his executive actions giving legal status to up to 5 million undocumented immigrants,” The Hill reports.
“Some rank-and-file Republicans are worried that Obama could declare all DHS workers ‘essential’ and keep them on the job — then simply pay them once a funding deal is reached.”
New York Times: “Would Republicans be willing to shut down the department come March if they remain at odds with the administration? That would mean that Republicans, angry over new benefits for immigrants living in the country illegally, would respond by closing down the agency that provides border security to prevent more immigrants from entering illegally.”
[speech_bubble type=”std” subtype=”a” icon=”pwdome.jpg” name=””]Republicans have very little leverage on the immigration issue. [/speech_bubble]
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