[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4528]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   OBAMA CAN'T MAKE IMMIGRATION LAWS

  (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, yesterday the State of Texas argued 
before the Supreme Court that the President's executive amnesty 
violates Federal immigration laws and the separation of powers 
enshrined in the Constitution.
  The Constitution is clear: Congress has the sole power to write laws, 
including immigration laws; and the President must faithfully execute 
the laws, whether he agrees with them or not.
  In fact, President Obama has said dozens of times that he doesn't 
have the power to unilaterally rewrite immigration laws. However, when 
the House of Representatives refused to approve the President's mass 
amnesty policies, he violated his own words and acted alone.
  The Supreme Court should uphold the rule of law and stop the 
President's unprecedented executive amnesty policies.

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