DACA was a mandated INACTION. Specifically, not doing anything w/r/t a
certain class of potential deportees. As an inaction, it didn’t require an appropriation, which is Congress’s purview. Moreover, how to prioritize enforcement of laws on the books is an EXECUTIVE function. You might remember that, for example, the Department of Justice is under the President’s control, via his power to appoint or terminate the Attorney General. Ditto Border Control, Homeland Security, etc.
Thus the analogy you are attempting to draw is inapt.
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Posted: 02/15/2019 at 3:52PM