Claim: Says the Constitution "specifically states the Congress shall write legislation for immigration policy," so Barack Obama lacks the authority to defer the deportation of young illegal immigrants.
Fact-check: John Carter says Constitution gives Congress sway over immigration policy so Obama lacked authority to defer deportations of young illegal immigrants
Verdict: half-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: W. Gardner Selby
Date published: 2012-06-27T00:00:00