Tom Cole: Precedent Is ‘Awfully Strongly’ on the Side of Trump When It Comes to Executive Order

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COLE: "Honestly, let’s put the policy aside. There’s a legitimate debate over that. The administration itself changed the policy on green card holders and interpreters. So that suggests it wasn’t fully thought through, and it was certainly unevenly implemented. Look, I’m not a lawyer, but the way I read the law, the president’s power when it comes to immigration is awfully strong. Ninth Circuit is a very liberal circuit but full of talented people. We’ll see. But the good thing is, number one, it’s being resolved judicially. Number two, the administration respected the courts. They implemented the stay. So I think we’ll come to an orderly conclusion here and maybe clarify a murky area. I think precedent is awfully strongly on the side of the administration."