Shapiro is a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law in Houston. They’ve been filing briefs on behalf of Cato and other supporters of comprehensive immigration reform who also believe that only Congress can change laws.
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