executive – adj., responsible for making sure laws are carried out and for managing the affairs of a nation or state

immigration – n., coming to a country to live

impose – v., to establish or create something unwanted in a forceful or harmful way

options – n., the opportunity or ability to choose something or to choose between two or more things

amnesty – n., a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that prisoners will be allowed to go free

prioritize – v., to organize (things ) so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first

prosecution – n., the act or process of holding a trial against a person who is accused of a crime to see if that person if guilty

deportation – n., the forcing of a person who is not a citizen to leave the country

accountability – n., the requirement to explain action or decisions to someone

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