[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 142 (Wednesday, November 19, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H8079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               MEDIA OPPOSE IMMIGRATION EXECUTIVE ORDERS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the editorial boards of several 
national publications have supported amnesty for millions of illegal 
immigrants.
  It is a credit to their intellectual honesty that the media now admit 
that President Obama's threats to use executive orders to undercut 
immigration laws are wrong and contrary to his constitutional 
responsibilities.
  For example, a Washington Post editorial commented:
  ``In Mr. Obama's own words, acting alone is `not how our democracy 
functions.' ''
  The Wall Street Journal editorial board said:
  ``We support more liberal immigration but not Mr. Obama's means of 
doing it on his own whim because he's tired of working with Congress.''
  Even The New York Times admits ``the President cannot rewrite 
immigration law.''
  But the media isn't alone. Public opinion polls show a strong 
majority of Americans disapprove of the President's issuing executive 
orders to grant amnesty. The President should listen to the American 
people, not to those who want him to violate his oath of office to 
uphold the Nation's laws.

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