Speech #1130114287

I voted in favor of H.R. 5272 because the Constitution demanded it. This administration cannot simply pick and choose which laws they would like to enforce and which they would like to ignore. My position is clear that I believe we have a broken immigration system and I support reforms that secure our borders. fix our legal immigration system. and address those here unlawfully. However. these reforms should be done through Congress. not executive orders that stretch the authority granted by the Constitution. Additionally. the Presidents Executive Order attempts to treat a symptom. but not the root of the problem. and it has undoubtedly contributed to the current humanitarian crisis along our southern border. We need to pass laws to fix our immigration system if we want to solve this problem once and for all.