9 facts that explain why Obama is about to help millions of immigrants - Vox
by Dara Lind on November 16, 2014, 3:40 p.m. ET @DLind dara@vox.com
1) Executive action is the culmination of a process that began in March
2) Large-scale deportation is a recent development
3) The drivers of deportation policy aren't the law — they're the budget, and bureaucratic priorities
4) In 2006, the Bush administration started going after unauthorized immigrants aggressively
5) There are passive and active deportation protections
6) Passive measures haven't won immigrants' trust
7) Obama's flip-flopped on the legality of broad relief
8) Enforcement advocates believe that "random deportations" are an important deterrent
9) Not feeling under threat matters tremendously to immigrants
2) Large-scale deportation is a recent development
3) The drivers of deportation policy aren't the law — they're the budget, and bureaucratic priorities
4) In 2006, the Bush administration started going after unauthorized immigrants aggressively
5) There are passive and active deportation protections
6) Passive measures haven't won immigrants' trust
7) Obama's flip-flopped on the legality of broad relief
8) Enforcement advocates believe that "random deportations" are an important deterrent
9) Not feeling under threat matters tremendously to immigrants
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