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10 states still undecided in regards to Obama’s immigration actions

Attorneys generals from 14 states and the District of Columbia asked a federal appeals court Thursday to remove the temporary block on Obama's executive action…

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Attorneys generals from 14 states and the District of Columbia asked a federal appeals court Thursday to remove the temporary block on Obama's executive action on immigration.

Those attorneys general are from California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, and the District of Columbia. All of the AGs are democrats and all governors, except for five, are republicans. 

The president’s actions are intended to offer a relief to approximately 5 million undocumented immigrants. The first one would expand the deferred action program for undocumented youth (DACA) implemented in 2012 by allowing an additional number of "dreamers" to apply for a protection from deportation and a work permit. The second one, known as DAPA, would allow parents of American citizens or residents to apply for the same protections.

However the president’s actions were blocked last month by a Federal Judge in Texas following a lawsuit by a coalition of 26 states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Among the states that have not taken a position in regards to Obama’s executive actions are Alaska, Colorado, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wyoming. 

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