On Wednesday, justices in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals did not allow the Obama administration to put the laws signed in by executive action to go into effect pending the appeal on the case. This decision means that, while judges are deciding upon the appeal made towards the bill, which was heralded by lawsuits from 25 states, including Texas, none of the parts of the law can become active. These parts include the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, or the expansions made to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), two implementations considered very important by pro-immigration groups. However, this is not the end of the bill, as that battle is yet to come, with people on both sides claiming the right of the law.
This is very similar to the anti-immigration sentiment felt during the 1800's and early 1900's, both of which created social and political issues that were very real for many people attempting to immigrate, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act or the 1924 Immigration Quotas. Nativist sentiment lead to many Americans fearing immigrants, such as in the Red Scare, or loathing immigrants they feel were stealing their jobs, such as the Irish in the 1800's, and this is very similar, with many people standing in the way of real change.
Source: http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/26/politics/obama-immigration-texas-federal-appeals-court/index.html
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