Virtually every Republican on this side of the Chamber told the men and women in his or her State: If you elect us. we will stop President Obamas amnesty. We must do what we said because it is profoundly unfair. This amnesty is unfair to millions of legal immigrants who followed the rules and waited years in line yet see those who came illegally being rewarded nonetheless by the Obama administration. This Executive amnesty is profoundly unfair to the 92 million Americans who are not working right now and to all the working men and women struggling to just put food on the table to feed their kids. This Executive amnesty is profoundly unfair. especially to the AfricanAmerican community. which is facing historic unemployment. If Congress acquiesces and does not stand up and assert the prerogative of this institution to legislate. to pass laws. and prevent the President from ignoring the laws on the books. then we will have ceded our authority not just on immigration but across the field. It is incumbent on all of us to defend the Constitution. and it is my hope that the Senators who take an oath to uphold the Constitution will honor that oath more than party allegiances. I will note that in recent weeks no fewer than a dozen Democratic Senators have publicly criticized President Obamas illegal Executive amnesty.
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