The line between the powers the executive branch has on immigration and the powers reserved for Congress is clear & defined.The executive branch can’t legalize anybody. 

“Did I make a mistake? Yes I did, wholeheartedly,” he admitted.“And at this point in the game, I’m not in the finger-pointing business and rolling people under the bus.So, I did what I was trained to do by my father..You make a mistake and you own up to it. And I tried to fix it, I tried to fix it right there.” - Steve Harvey, Miss Universe pageant, after naming the wrong winner as Ms Universe.

So...in this irrelevant case, who benefitted more? Ms Colombia, Ms Philippines, Mr Harvey?  Ms Univ. pageant? Then consider, who was harmed more? Did Mr Harvey "do the right thing" even though it could cause chaos and uproar & discontent? Yes he did.  Am I making light of the DACA recipients and their status' and conflating it w/ a beauty pageant? No. I am pointing out that when something is not right, fix it.

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