The notion that they can take the decision not to prosecute or not to remove and deport individuals who are here unlawfully and convert that into a lawful presence that gives entitlement to work authorization is beyond anything that this Congress has authorized in the statute.
Mike Lee: “The notion that they can take the decision not to prosecute or not to remove and deport individuals who are here…”
On the recordDecember 9, 2014
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Lee argues that the President's actions exceed Congressional authority.
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