Ten Things that Led to the Executive Order

The events that pushed the Administration to issuing an executive order was pushed by hundreds if not thousands of factors, from small demonstrations and mentions to large scale protests, to giant failures like the Gang of 8 and to political careers with immigration rhetoric as a main pillar.

Some of these will be very relevant today, like the inclusion of the DREAMer’s mothers (mentioned in one of the points) and others who helped to push for this executive order, but we do not know will be included.

In no particular order, here are ten factors we chose to highlight that have gained media attention and placed additional pressure on the immigration debate:

Congressional Failure

The House of Representatives failed to take up the Gang of 8 Bill, or any serious attempt at immigration reform despite years of pressure

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