Executive Unilateralism: Who Decides the Immigration Laws?

• Law & Policy
• Immigration

Senior Fellow Michael McConnell discusses the constitutionality of President Obama’s recent executive action order on immigration. He argues that Congress is powerless to overturn the law but that Texas v United States, a lawsuit in Texas challenging the law with twenty-one states signed on as plaintiffs, might empower the courts. The lawsuit is not only asking whether the executive action is constitutional but also whether courts can take action.