Some of his apologistsincluding Loretta Lynch. for examplesay: Well. every President can set prosecution priorities. We are simply setting priorities. We are simply saying this class of folks is not a priority for legal action. deportation prosecution. I asked Ms. Lynch directly after she said that: Isnt it true the President is going beyond that? Isnt it true he is giving this entire class of illegal aliens a new legal status? She had no substantive response. I said: Isnt it true the President is going beyond that? He is creating a new document out of thin air. with "work permit" at the top. and handing it to these illegal aliens and suggesting they now have a right to work legally in this country. even though statutory law makes it crystal clear they do not. She had no substantive answer to that. I urge my colleagues not to strip out this important House language. The Presidents action is bad policy that will grow the illegal immigration problem. and it is acting clearly beyond his legal constitutional authority. Madam President. I yield the floor.
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