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US Rep. McHenry: Defunding Obama's executive action on immigration
Story Date: 1/19/2015
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Source: US Rep. Patrick McHenry, (NC-10th), 1/16/15
In December House Republicans vowed to fight President Obama's illegal executive action on immigration in the new year. The President himself has stated on numerous occasions that acting unilaterally is outside his power and yet he did it anyway. This action required a strong reaction from Congress and this week we followed through on that promise with House passage of H.R. 240. This legislation fully funds the Department of Homeland Security while also blocking all funding for the President's executive action announced in late November.
H.R. 240 will also block all funding for the President's deferred action program announced in 2012 and also increased funding for the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), giving the CBP its largest operational force in hits history. It was strong action included in this legislation that led it to receiving support from elected officials and outside organizations including NumbersUSA and the Federation for American Immigration Reform.
With the House having acted to stop the President's unconstitutional immigration actions, it is now up to the Senate to continue the fight against this egregious executive overreach.
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