A supporter stands in front of the White House and holds an iPad streaming the live address to the nation by US President Barack Obama on executive action to reform immigration in Washington, on Nov. 20, 2014. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images
Obama Orders Legal Status for 5 Million
Executive order shields illegal immigrants from deportation, provides work permits
President Obama outlined his plan to grant temporary protection to five million immigrants who entered the country illegally in a televised address Thursday night, defending his controversial decision to act unilaterally on immigration against charges of executive overreach.
U.S. President Barack Obama announces executive actions on U.S. immigration policy during a nationally televised address from the White House, November 20, 2014 in Washington, DC. Obama outlined a plan on Thursday to ease the threat of deportation for about 4.7 million undocumented immigrants. Jim Bourg-Pool/Getty Images
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