Despite continued criticism, U.S. President Barack Obama is confident that his appeal filed with a Texas federal judge will gain favorable ground.
It will be recalled that Obama had been highly criticized for safeguarding millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation.
There were about 26 states which had reportedly moved to block the president's move, something that they claim as overstepping the boundaries of his legal authority and powers.
Regardless, Obama has moved forward. As he awaits the result of his appeal, Obama has called in affected immigrants to start gathering their documents which will serve as proof of their long-standing residence in the United States.
Apparently Obama believes that the voting Latino community is expected to grow if he is able to safeguard undocumented immigrants.
But the move has drawn criticism where more than half of the United States (Southern and Midwestern states) are suing the president over the highly criticized amnesty clause.
Among the concerns include that of deprivation of opportunities from actual and certified Americans if illegal immigrants are safeguarded or be granted prolonged stay.
Many believe that should Obama's safeguarding prevails, it would lead to more illegal immigration which all the more could overshadow American citizens. But for Obama, he believes that law and history are by their side.
Regardless it should be interesting to see what comes out of these immigration reforms, something that has so far left the country divided.
For now, lawmakers were forced to temporarily extend funding of U.S. Homeland Security for another week as negotiations for a longer deal are still up in the air.
However after this extension, house republicans will have only three more weeks to come up with a bill aimed at blocking Obama's immigration reform order.
