# Is President Obama's proposed executive action on illegal immigrants an abuse of power?

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**Created:** [November 20, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-obamas-proposed-executive-action-on-illegal-immigrants-an-abuse-of-power/705155 "2014-11-20T13:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-president-obamas-proposed-executive-action-on-illegal-immigrants-an-abuse-of-power/705155/8 "2014-11-20T14:32:22Z")

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> [@dogs pacing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-pacing/194/3):
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> … if only congress would act.

If we ask the American people what their priorities are for Congress, where does this fall on the list?

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