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Will stalling immigration reform help Democrats?

Clip: 9/8/2014 | 7m 52s

Jeffrey Brown discusses the possibilities and the backlash with guests.

President Obama’s decision to delay action on immigration reform has been criticized as a purely political move ahead of November midterm elections. But with critics on both sides of the aisle, is his move more likely to help or hurt? Jeffrey Brown discusses the possibilities and the backlash with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Roberto Suro of the University of Southern California.

09/08/2014 | Rating NR

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