A federal court has blocked President Obama’s attempt to impose amnesty for illegal immigrants by executive order. The Supreme Court is expected to take up the case. So it appears that the immigration controversy will end up being decided not by legislation but by the courts.
From Appeals court keeps block on Obama immigration actions – POLITICO:
A federal appeals court has rejected President Barack Obama’s effort to move forward with a series of executive actions he announced last year seeking to give quasi-legal status and work permits to millions of undocumented immigrants.
The 2-1 ruling Monday from the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit is a defeat for the Obama administration, but one that may have come just in the nick of time to give the Supreme Court the chance to revive Obama’s attempt to make it easier for many immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally to live and work here.