Link: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/obama-deportation-immigration-executive-power-103096.html
Unique Summary:
Lately, Obama has been pressured to stop deportations for all illegal immigrants, not just the "dreamers." He can't exactly do this even though there is a 41 page petition for it.
Formal Powers:
-One of the president's formal powers is Executive clemency, the power to pardon people for crimes.
- I couldn't really find a way how any of his formal powers would fit in with this but maybe by not deporting the immigrants he is allowing this clemency?
Informal Powers:
-He has the informal power of executive power, he can do things without having approvement by Congress but only if it's for the benefit of the people. Here, the people want Obama to use his executive power by not deporting immigrants, but he can't do this.
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