House Republicans are playing a dangerous game of Russian Roulette with the security of Americas homeland by recklessly adding this "poison pill" to legislation needed to fund the agencies and programs charged with securing the border and protecting the homeland. Mr. Speaker. the amendments to H.R. 240 made in order by the Rules Committee are simply the latest attempt by House Republicans 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 rule we are being asked to accept makes in order amendment that seek to block the executive actions taken 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. the executive actions taken by President Obama are reasonable. responsible. and within his constitutional authority.
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