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To the Point

President Obama’s Executive Order on Immigration: Five Million Protected

To the Point

KCRW

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4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2014

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Republicans claim the President has created a “constitutional crisis” by exceeding his authority with last night’s executive order to protect five million illegal immigrants from deportation. He says he’s only doing what other presidents have done before. We hear about political eruptions from the White House to Capitol Hill.

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0:00.0

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0:04.0

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0:29.2

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:37.3

President Obama goes it alone.

0:43.0

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

0:47.2

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

0:49.8

In last night's speech to the nation, President Obama announced executive action to protect up to

0:54.5

five million undocumented people from deportation. If Republicans don't like it, he told them what

1:00.2

they can do. Pass a bill. But even though the GOP will control both houses of Congress, they're

1:05.6

focused on attacking the president's action, rather than unifying behind new legislation.

1:10.7

We'll hear about the legality of the executive order and what it could mean for the next

1:14.3

two years of a lame duck in the White House.

1:17.6

Today's talking point, is your webcam or your baby monitor really secure?

1:22.9

First, here's the news.

1:44.9

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1:55.8

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1:57.7

Hello again, Warren. I'm on me back with To the Point.

2:05.8

Some Republicans claim the President has created a constitutional crisis by exceeding his authority with last night's executive order to protect up to five million illegal immigrants from deportation. He says he's only doing what other presidents

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