Obama November 2014 deferred action announcement

This page includes links to (then) United States President Barack Obama’s announcement on deferred action for illegal immigrants made on Thursday, November 20, 2014, and the reactions of different people to his announcements. We focus on the reactions of Open Borders: The Case bloggers and others affiliated with the open borders movement.

Basic information about the announcement

Factual analysis and summary

Analysis from an open borders and/or radical migration liberalization perspective: pre-announcement speculation and advice

Two pieces by Alex Nowrasteh offer an excellent mix of factual analysis and policy advocacy, and are listed below:

Analysis after the announcement from open borders advocates (offering a mix of analysis, advocacy, and personal introspection)

Analysis and reporting from others

See also

  • Obama de facto DREAM Act, our resource page on Obama’s announcement of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an executive implementation of the DREAM Act, along with responses from many quarters, including open borders advocates.

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