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On the recordApril 18, 2016
Today I rise to discuss the case being heard before the Supreme Court, United States v. Texas, and the President's unconstitutional executive actions on immigration and the need for the restoration of the balance of powers between the branches of government. This case is the challenge to President Obama's executive actions for illegal immigrants, the so-called Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, otherwise known as DAPA, an expansion of the earlier Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, otherwise known as DACA. The lawsuit was brought by Governors and attorneys general from the Texas Supreme Court and 25 other States. That is significant, in and of itself. Under these unconstitutional programs, President Obama claims the right to, by executive fiat, make an illegal immigrant ``lawfully present.'' Let me say that again real slow. The President claims, by right, by executive fiat, to make an illegal immigrant ``lawfully present'' in the United States and eligible to receive a work permit after an application is reviewed and a fee is paid. This is straight out of ``1984.'' The language is upside down. The government is handing out work permits and making illegal immigrants eligible to work in the United States as well as receive Social Security, unemployment, and disability benefits. But this only hurts American citizens and taxpayers. What has Congress done about this? Not enough.…
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Dave Brat
Virginia
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Apr 18, 2016

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