On more than 22 occasions. President Obama has told audiences that. on the advice of his counsel. his attorneys. he could in fact not do what he has just proposed to do last November of 2014. He stated that he did not have the statutory authority to defer deportation of over 5 million people who are in our country illegally. thereby granting them rights to drivers licenses. work permits. Social Security. and health benefits. For example. in 2013. the President stated that implementing immigration "reform" through executive action was "difficult to defend legally" and "not an option." He has repeatedly told the American people that he is a President. not a king. not a emperor. Mr. Speaker. I will place in the RECORD the 22 times that the President has uttered these words that say that he does not have the authority to take executive action on immigration.
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