Experts analyze President Obama’s immigration actions and the Constitution

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Experts analyze President Obama’s immigration actions and the Constitution

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Nov 21, 2014

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Louis Fisher from the Constitution Project and Chris Edelson from American University analyze President Obama’s speech and executive orders about immigration, in an in-depth conversation with the National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen.

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Nov 21, 2014

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A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.

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Experts analyze President Obama’s immigration actions and the Constitution

Experts analyze President Obama’s immigration actions and the Constitution

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