[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17639]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          CONSTITUTIONALITY AND LEGALITY OF EXECUTIVE AMNESTY

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                          HON. STEVE STOCKMAN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 10, 2014

  Mr. STOCKMAN. Mr. Speaker, America has a Constitutional crisis. The 
President is in clear and direct violation of both the Constitution and 
existing federal statutes in proclaiming by fiat `executive amnesty.'
  With regard to violation of the Constitution, Article I, Section 1 is 
clear and definitive in its intent when it states ``All legislative 
Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United 
States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.''
  The President's blatant attempt to override existing immigration law 
by executive action is a clear violation of this.
  With regard to violation of existing federal statutes, 8 USC 1324 
`Bringing in and harboring certain aliens' both prohibits and specifies 
criminal penalties for bringing to the United States or harboring 
illegal aliens.
  In section (a), the law states ``Any person who encourages or induces 
an alien to come to, enter, or reside in the United States, knowing or 
in reckless disregard of the fact that such coming to, entry, or 
residence is or will be in violation of law;'' and further describes 
the penalties as ``A person who violates (these sections shall) be 
fined under title 18, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''
  Further, the Attorney General and the Secretary of State are in 
additional violation of 8 USC 1324 for not educating the public about 
the penalties for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this 
law.
  In section (e), the law states ``The Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of State, 
as appropriate, shall develop and implement an outreach program to 
educate the public in the United States and abroad about the penalties 
for bringing in and harboring aliens in violation of this section.''
  Therefore, the President must immediately cease and desist his 
actions to impose amnesty by executive action. He must also reverse 
existing actions that he and his administration have taken to 
circumvent existing federal statutes and the Constitution in this 
matter.

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