If Immigration Reform Stalls, DREAMers at Risk

By David Von Drehle, TIME

When President Obama and Democrats in Congress say they would like to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill this year, it’s entirely possible that they mean exactly what they say. But in Washington, where taking a statement at face value is the mark of a rube, there’s speculation that, deep down, the Democrats would rather “save the issue”— tweak the process in some way that would make Republican opposition inevitable, then use the failure of reform as a weapon in 2014.

But if the issue is saved for the next election, don’t be surprised if the federal courts get involved. A lawsuit pending in Fort Worth, Texas, asks a U.S. District judge to render President Obama’s 2012 executive order on immigration null and void.

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