CREDIT: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite President Obama is widely expected to issue an executive order permitting millions of undocumented immigrants to remain in the country without fear of deportation — or at least, without fear of deportation for as long as the order remains in effect. Indeed, sources tell ThinkProgress that the president is likely to announce the order on Thursday. Congressional Republicans, as they often do when they disagree with a particular policy, claim that this executive order is illegal. Indeed, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a leading opponent of immigration reform, claims that the executive order is an...
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