Why are Democrats being obstructive in the way that they are? Why are the Democrats so eager to cut off funding for the Department of Homeland Security? The answer is this is a disagreement not about funding Homeland Security. it is about our Nations immigration policy and the Presidents Executive amnesty. an action which I believe is illegal. Congress is the appropriate place to make laws about Americas immigration policy. It is not something the President gets to decide on his own. It shouldnt be controversial either. At least eight Senate Democrats have said they disagreed with the Presidents Executive actions or they have doubts about them. Senator DONNELLY said back in November "the President shouldnt make such significant policy changes on his own." On the same day Senator HEITKAMP said the Presidents actions "could poison any hope of compromise or bipartisanship in the Senate before it has even started." Even the President himself has on 22 separate occasions said he lacked the authority to rewrite immigration law22 times. He said in March of 2011: There are enough laws on the books by Congress that are very clear in terms of how we have to enforce our immigration system. that for me to simply. through Executive order ignore those congressional mandates would not conform with my appropriate role as President. He did it anyway. He knew it wasnt appropriate. but that didnt stop him.
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