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Today’s deadlocked decision from the Supreme Court is unacceptable, and shows us all just how high the stakes are in this election. As I have consistently said, I believe that President Obama acted well within his constitutional and legal authority in issuing the DAPA and DACA executive actions. These are our friends and family members; neighbors and classmates; DREAMers and parents of Americans and lawful permanent residents. They enrich our communities and contribute to our economy every day. We should be doing everything possible under the law to provide them relief from the specter of deportation.
—Hillary Clinton, in a statement on the Supreme Court’s 4-4 split in today’s U.S. v. Texas immigration decision, which has the effect of upholding the lower court’s injunction on Barack Obama’s executive orders. She went on to note how disastrous a Trump presidency would be for immigrant families and America.