The United States constitution is often considered one the greatest documents written in history. James Madison crafted the basis of the United States, with the principles that outlines the “supreme law of the United States” ( ). This would have not been possible without such a calculated and efficient document. The constitution outlines the functions of the United States government, a system which consists of three branches; the legislative, judicial, and executive branch. This creates a system of checks and balances where one branch oversees the other two and attempt to detain them from abusing their powers. The system has been proven to be very effective, time and again in many different issues. One of these issues is immigration reform. America is a nation that is founded by immigrants, yet it is a topic of that continually arises, and always creates a stir of controversies. Immigration reform laws will continue to …show more content…
¬The laws that will take effect on this issue very much rests on the cohesion, and cooperation of the three branches of United States Government. The federal government, all have specific powers and responsibilities that are unique to that branch. The legislative branch consists of the House of Representatives and the senate, together forming the United States Congress. Congress has the power to “enact legislation, declare war”, and “confirm or reject many presidential appointments ( ). According to article 1 of the constitution itself, the legislative branch shall have the power to “try all Impeachment” of the President, as well as “collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce, and declare war”. A second branch of the U.S government is the Judicial Branch, which upholds the law to the constitution and