[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 14399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               THE PRESIDENT SHOULD LISTEN TO THE VOTERS

  (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 President should listen to the 
voters and not grant amnesty to illegal immigrants by executive order. 
A recent survey by the polling company found that three-quarters of 
voters want the President to work with Congress to change immigration 
policies, not act on his own.
  This overwhelming opposition to unilateral executive action is 
bipartisan--93 percent of Republicans, 81 percent of Independents, and 
56 percent of Democrats want the President to follow the legislative 
process.
  Voters also support immigration policies that put American workers 
first. Supermajorities from all demographic groups say that Americans 
who need work should have the opportunity to do the jobs now held by 
illegal immigrants. They believe that government has a responsibility 
to protect American workers from competition with illegal workers.
  The President should listen to the voters and put the interests of 
Americans first.

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