Mike Lee actually said...

To legislate is to make rules, rules carrying the force of generally applicable law.

Making sure there is a religious exemption here would not in my opinion cause either of the two problems that have been suggested.

whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, whether you are a liberal or a conservative, whether you are pro-immigration reform or anti-immi...

Congress is free, the Federal Government is free to grant religious exceptions and doing so does not amount to an establishment clause viola...