There are many states in the United States of America, California, New York and 12 others which are joining the movement to save the President’s plan to grant lawful protection to thousands of people in the United States who are residing illegally, even if it can be done so only in certain parts of the country.

The immigration program has been frozen by a federal judge in Texas with lawsuits filed by 25 other states, which say that these states, led by Republican governors mostly, feel that the President is forcing the citizens of the country to take on the financial burden of hundreds of immigrants.

As a result 14 states, led by Democrats mostly are presenting an alternative argument- They say enabling immigrants some protections would actually help them – through a slew of increased tax revenues and more robust families. The states stated in their statement that a single state could not dictate national immigration policy.