Speaker. because H.R. 5759 was so poorly conceived and drafted. it would have embarrassed the Republican leadership to bring the bill to floor in its original form so the bill was amended in the Rules Committee. which made in order an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) that triesbut does not succeedin remedying the many deficiencies of the original bill. As amended and reported by the Rules Committee. H.R. 5759 seeks to prohibit the executive branch from exempting or deferring from deportation any immigrants considered to be unlawfully present in the United States under U.S. immigration law. and to prohibit the administration from treating those immigrants as if they were lawfully present or had lawful immigration status. The amended bill now includes three exceptions to this prohibition: 1. "to the extent prohibited by the Constitution." 2. "upon the request of Federal. State. or local law enforcement agencies. for purposes of maintaining aliens in the United States to be tried for crimes or to be witnesses at trial". and 3. "for humanitarian purposes where the aliens are at imminent risk of serious bodily harm or death." The amended bill seeks to make November 20. 2014 the effective date of these prohibitionsthereby retroactively blocking the executive actions taken on that date by President Obama to address our broken immigration system by providing smarter enforcement at the border. prioritize deporting felonsnot familiesand allowing certain undocumented immigrants. including the parents of U.S. citizens and lawful residents. who pass a criminal background check and pay taxes to temporarily stay in the U.S. without fear of deportation. Mr. Speaker. let me briefly discuss why the executive actions taken by President Obama are reasonable. responsible. and within his constitutional authority.
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