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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
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.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee argues that the President's actions exceed Congressional authority.

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