Mo BROOKS. The Brooks amendment is simple. It keeps the immigration debate out of the national security debate. That is it. My colleague. Mr. GALLEGO. inserted language during the markup to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a review under section 504 of title 10. United States Code. relating to whether or not those who have received amnesty under President Obamas DACA initiative should be able to enlist in the services. but that very statute already provides the Secretary of Defense the authority he or she needs to make such a determination if there is a readiness crisis. It is already there. Specifically. paragraph (b)(2) entitles him to "authorize the enlistment of a person . . . if the Secretary determines that such enlistment is vital to the national interest." Now. while the Gallego language may appear to be simple. a sense of Congress to some. in function it will be cited by the lawyers arguing on behalf of the Presidents executive overreach. Those lawyers will say. you see. even the House of Representatives has passed language that recognizes DACA.
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