That is the exercise we are taking on this floor. President Obamas action will bring relief to millions of families who live in fear. Families shouldnt be torn apart because House Republicans refuse to work together with Democrats to pass an immigration bill which would make executive action unnecessary. While the Republicans held up progress. President Obama worked within his authority and took courageous steps needed to address the problems of millions of Americans. The Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is an important step toward fixing an immigration system that is inhumane and cruel. and it is within the right of the President to prioritize removal proceedings for certain people. We have to prioritize them. We cannot remove everybody at the same time. Furthermore. it is consistent with the action of past Presidents. dating back to President Eisenhower. including George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. who both took executive action to keep immigrant families together. The Republicans offer no substantive findings and no legal arguments in their resolution. This is a delay tactic.
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