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Washington Post. “[How Far Can Obama Go on Deportations?](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/08/06/how-far-can-obama-go-on-deportations/)” Aug. 6, 2014. White House. 2014. Statement by the President. Washington, D.C.: August. [http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/28/statement-president](http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/08/28/statement-president) --- **Next:** [Appendix A: Additional Tables](https://www.pewresearch.org/race-and-ethnicity/2014/09/03/appendix-a-additional-tables-3-2.md)