Mr. Speaker. the issue is no longer whether Congress and the President can agree on immigration policy. The question is: Does a President have the power to alter our Nations laws without passing new statutes? Throughout the history of this great country. since the time of our Founding Fathers. the answer to this question has been "no." Yet President Obama struck a blow to the system of checks and balances that has been at the heart of our government and our Constitution for over 200 years. The constitutionality of the Presidents actions are in question as the President has said time and time again that he does not have the constitutional authority to change our Nations immigration laws on his own. From 2008 up to this August. at least 22 times the President has said that he couldnt ignore the laws on the books or create his own immigration laws. In 2011. the President said: "America is a nation of laws. which means I. as the President. am obligated to enforce the law. I dont have a choice about that.
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