Political Quotes

“I have to ask the question whether this administration, frustrated by the fact that Congress has not acted to pass comprehensive immigration reform, is now considering an end-around the Congress by administrative action through reinterpretations, definitions, rules, and regulations, changing guidelines and the like--in other words, administrative actions to accomplish what cannot be accomplished because Congress is in no mood right now to adopt comprehensive immigration reform--in effect, to use the phrase in the memorandum, a ``nonlegislative version of amnesty.'' I hope this memorandum, which is designated a ``draft,'' will be thoroughly explained by the administration and will be disavowed in terms of an intention to do an end run around Congress.”