My position has been and remains that Congress should not pass border legislation that does not foreclose the possibility of these unlawful Executive orders. As an institution. this Congress has a duty to protect this institution and our constituents. Currently. the President has issued approximately half a million grants of administrative amnesty and work permits to individuals unlawfully present in the country up to 30 years of age. Now the President wants to issue another 5 to 6 million work permits to illegal immigrants of any age. despite a clear prohibition in the Immigration and Nationality Act. He is not entitled to do that. Plain law says you cannot employ someone in the country unlawfully. People think: Well. it is one thing to say you will not deport somebody. But. colleagues. what was done previously was to provide. under the DACA legislation. an ID card with the words "Work Permit" across the top. "Work Authorization" across the top. So the President is providing. in violation of plain law. the ability of people in the country to work who are not entitled to work. who will be able to take jobs from any American today. We have a lot of Americans today struggling for work.
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