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President Barack Obamas recent executive actions on immigration were ruled unconstitutional on Tuesday by a federal judge in Pennsylvania, who was tasked with determining whether the unilateral actions applied to a defendant in a criminal case. Its unclear what impact the ruling will have outside of the case in civil court.

President Obamas unilateral legislative action violates the separation of powers provided for in the United States Constitution as well as the Take Care Clause, and therefore, is unconstitutional, U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Schwab wrote in his 38-page opinion.The Pittsburgh-based judge concluded that Obamas executive action exceeds prosecutorial discretion because it provides for a systematic and rigid process by which a broad group of individuals will be treated differently than others based upon arbitrary classifications, rather than case-by-case examination and allows undocumented immigrations, who fall within these broad categories, to obtain substantive rights, Schwab wrote.

After months of fighting with Congress over immigration reform, Obama announced Nov. 20 his plan to act unilaterally to increase law enforcement personnel at the borders, make it easier and faster for immigrants who are educated and entrepreneurs to stay, and address the millions of undocumented immigrants already living in the United States. If you meet the criteria, you can come out of the shadows and get right with the law, Obama said during his address to the nation on immigration.

Schwab, a George W. Bush appointee, is not alone in challenging the president's policies. Nearly half the nation has signed a pending lawsuit against Obama over his executive action on immigration, Politicoreported. Incoming Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is leading the legal challenge against Obama. The presidents proposed executive decree violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law, circumvents the will of the American people and is an affront to the families and individuals who follow our laws to legally immigrate to the United States, Abbott said in a written statement.

So far, 24 states are onboard with the legal coalition: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin, according to CNN.

Because Obamas executive action on immigration was deemed unconstitutional, Schwab wrote that the actions do not apply to defendant Elionardo Juarez-Escobar, a Honduran immigrant federally charged with unlawful re-entry after being arrested in Pennsylvania for drunk driving. However, Schwab wrote that he would consider Juarez-Escobar to withdraw a guilty plea the defendant offered in October in light of the executive action.

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Jeb Bush may be the Republican Partys solution to its deficit among Hispanic voters. But first Bush, who speaks Spanish, is married to a Mexican-American woman and has called illegal immigration an act of love, would have to survive the GOP primary.

How Bush runs as a compassionate and pragmatic-minded ally of the Hispanic community while convincing his partys vocal conservative base that comprehensive immigration reform is a worthy cause will be a central challenge of his increasingly likely campaign for the White House.

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After the 2012 election, which saw GOP nominee Mitt Romney receive just 27 percent of the fast-growing Hispanic vote, top Republicans worried their party could be locked out of the White House for a generation if it didnt improve its standing among minorities. In the previous presidential election, George W. Bush, a former Texas governor, picked up over 40 percent of the Hispanic vote.

Those close to Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor who announced Tuesday that hes actively exploring a presidential run, believe that, like his brother, hed tap into a deep vein of potential Hispanic support in a way few other would-be Republican 2016 hopefuls can. Bush received a majority of that communitys vote in his 1998 and 2002 campaigns for Floridas highest post.

I think Jeb would be a game-changer with Hispanics, said Ana Navarro, a Republican strategist in Florida and a Bush ally. You see, Jeb is not only completely bilingual, he is bi-cultural He has both the cultural sensitivity and a strong lifelong record on issues affecting Hispanics.

In an interview with a Florida TV station Tuesday, Bush expressed confidence that his stance on immigration wouldnt cost him.

You gotta protect the borders, enforce the law, be respectful of the rule of law, and at the same time, be able to encourage young, aspirational people to come to our country. Its a win-win, Bush said. I have no problems advancing that idea.

At a time when many in the GOP including some of Bushs potential primary rivals have adopted a harsh tone in addressing illegal immigration, many in the party regard Bush as a quiet voice who has succeeded in not offending Hispanics.

The tone that he uses, the way he conducts himself, helps him get his point across, said Republican Luis Fortuno, a former Puerto Rico governor. Its a trait he has an ability to put himself in the shoes of his audience.

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Officials inaugurated the nation's largest immigration detention facility Monday amid a renewed push from President Barack Obama to secure the border. The 50-acre detention center being constructed in Texas will house up to 2,400 illegal immigrants caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border

Jeh Johnson, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, used the opening of the center in Dilley, 85 miles northeast of Laredo, to highlight the Obama administration's border security plan less than a month after Obama promised to make it easier for up to 5 million illegal immigrants to obtain temporary work and resident visas. It will be by far the largest detention center for migrant families in the nation, with the current largest featuring only about 100 beds.

It will now be more likely that you will be detained and sent back, Johnson said during his speech.This must be clear. Our borders are not open to illegal migration.

The Texas detention center is designed to house migrant women and their children as their deportation cases are processed in the U.S. court system, according to the New York Times.It includes a library, classrooms and a playground with a slide and bench.The $290 million detention center was formerly the site of a man camp for oil workers, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

Texas is leading a lawsuit from more than 20 states suing to stop the federal government from allowing illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. under Obama's policy. At the same time, immigration proponents argue that the nation should not detain immigrants for months as their cases are processed in court. There are no conditions that could make the mass incarceration of families right, Stephen Manning, an immigration lawyer, told the New York Times.

Johnson also slammed Congress Monday for not funding border security through the fiscal year. The $1.1 trillion federal spending bill passed by lawmakers last week only funds the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 27 in protest of Obama's immigration policy.

Congress has failed to act on this departments request for supplemental funding for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, to pay for our surge in resources to the southern border in response to last summers spike in illegal migration there, Johnson said. We need to pay the bill for that surge, and keep those resources in place for the future.

Obama unveiledlast month his executive plan to move forward and reform the nation's immigration laws without Congress' approval. The plan will benefit the undocumented parents of U.S. citizens and illegal immigrants who've lived in the country for at least five years.

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