Obama's Immigration Executive Order

By Maureen Harvie

Published February 18, 2015 at 2:42 PM EST

Despite overwhelming push-back from Republicans, the Obama administration is expected to move forward today with an executive order allowing parents of children with legal status to stay in the country for up to three years. The measure could affect up to 55,000 people living in Maryland. Guests: John Fritze, Baltimore Sun Washington correspondent; Gustavo Torres, executive director of the immigration advocacy group CASA de Maryland, Elizabeth Alex, lead Baltimore organizer for CASA de Maryland; and Ira Mehlman, spokesman for the Federation for American Immigration Reform, which wants tighter border control measures and an end to illegal immigration.

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Maureen Harvie

Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.

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