Mr. Speaker. this is a political act because this action only comes with President Obama. We never did this with Republican Presidents. Let me give you an example. After Tiananmen Square. the House of Representatives passed a bill to preclude the deportation of Chinese students. President Bush vetoed that bill. Do you know what he did then? He deferred the deportation of the Chinese students because he had the executive authority. In 1999. a letter was sent to Janet Reno. It was signed by Henry Hyde. LAMAR SMITH. SAM JOHNSON. and many others asking her to use her prosecutorial discretion and citing the fact that the prosecutorial discretion is clear in removal proceedings.
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