– Storm brewing on Capitol Hill –
The political firestorm unleashed by Obama does not bode well for relations between Congress and the White House in coming months.
Republicans cannot block a presidential decree, but they can make Obama’s last two years extremely difficult — by blocking his choices to fill ambassadorial and administration posts, as well as judgeships.
But with the 2016 presidential election on the horizon, the debate within the party on immigration will be lively, as Republicans can ill afford to ignore Hispanic voters, 70 percent of whom voted for Obama in 2012.
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