Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court Obstruction May Harm 5 Million Immigrants In Obama Case

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 06:55 pm

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According to reports, the Supreme Court appeared divided while hearing a case of President Obama’s executive orders that deferred deportation for 5 million immigrants. If the Court splits 4-4, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s obstruction of Obama’s Supreme Court nominee will harm millions.

Here is how The Hill described the arguments in the case over Obama’s immigration executive orders:

A 4-4 split by justices would leave in place a lower court’s decision blocking Obama’s action in a severe blow to the president.

The justices spent the majority of the 90-minute arguments grappling with whether Texas has a legal basis to challenge the creation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans initiative and the expansion of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programs that have been on hold since February 2015.

The court has shown signs that it’s struggling with only eight justices since the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. If the court deadlocks in its decision, the immigration programs would be as good as dead.

If President Obama’s immigration executive actions die, because Mitch McConnell turned the Supreme Court into a deadlocked bench, Republicans will hand Democratic candidates across the country a powerful issue for November. Republicans who want to win in November do not want to touch the immigration issue.

Immigration has divided the Republican Party while the GOP position has alienated millions of voters across the country that Republicans would need to have any hope of winning back the White House. The only thing worse than having Donald Trump as the Republican nominee would be for the immigration case to make the issue front and center of the presidential campaign.

McConnell has argued that obstructing President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Merrick Garland, is a victimless crime. However, 5 million immigrants could be deported because Sen. McConnell decided to throw out the Constitution and play by his own rules.

Real people are being hurt by McConnell’s political games, and Republicans will feel the wrath of the voters if they insist on breaking the Supreme Court by refusing to do their jobs.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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