President Obama is ordering far-reaching changes through Executive Action. The new order will allow 5 million people now here illegally to avoid deportation.
The administration is also setting new enforcement priorities that could make it easier for many more to stay.
Republicans are expected to quickly mount legal and legislative challenges, setting the stage for a bitterly partisan fight consuming the final two years of Obama’s presidency.
“The president will come to regret the chapter history writes if he does move forward,” declared Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who is soon to become the Senate majority leader.
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