Marsha Blackburn: “I thank the chairman. I rise in support of my amendment to prevent the extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood…”

“I thank the chairman. I rise in support of my amendment to prevent the extension of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that was indeed unlawfully put in place by an executive memo on August 15, 2012. What this amendment does is to return us to the original language of H.R. 5160. Plus, it strengthens that original language by looking beyond July 30. What it will do is to tie the President's hands as to future executive actions that he might take to expand amnesty for illegal entrants into this country. It would freeze DACA. Now, I want to read the bill because it is not a lengthy bill. Beginning on line 1, section 1, Limitation on deferred action for childhood arrivals; restrictions on employment authorization for aliens not in lawful status. No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Government may use Federal funding or resources after July 30, 2014: One, to consider or adjudicate any new or previously denied application of any alien requesting consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, as authorized by the executive memo dated June 15, 2012, and effective on August 15, 2012, or by any other succeeding executive memorandum or policy authorizing a similar program. Number two, to newly authorize deferred action for any class of aliens not lawfully present in the United States. Number three, to authorize any alien to work in the U.S. if such alien, A, was not lawfully admitted into the U.S.…”