Marc Caputo
The Miami Herald
12/5/2014
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced late Friday that the Sunshine State would join a federal lawsuit to block President Barack Obama’s executive action sparing as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation.
Of the 18 states now suing the Obama administration over immigration, all have Republican governors or Republican attorneys general. But Florida is the only major swing state with a significant Hispanic population, making Bondi’s decision a potential presidential campaign issue as the 2016 election cycle gets underway.
In a written statement, Bondi said the lawsuit isn’t about politics, it’s about Obama circumventing Congress and acting alone…
…plaintiffs include Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The lawsuit, filed in a conservative Texas court that has ruled against the Obama administration in another immigration case, says Obama’s statements all show he has essentially made law without Congress’ approval…
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