Res. 639 would grant him the power to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of the entire House of Representatives to support the onesided position of only 26 GOPcontrolled states in the partisan lawsuit of United States v. Texas. These states are claiming that the Administration did not have the legal authority under the laws of the United States to issue its Immigration Executive Action in November 2014. Speaker RYAN does not reflect my view or the view of many of my fellow colleagues on the Hill. What Speaker RYAN ignores is that every single Democratic and Republican President since Eisenhower has used that authority to take action on immigration. including six Republican Presidents. and as recently as 2012. the Supreme Court. including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy. recognized the legitimacy of Executive Branch discretion in immigration. Last year. I joined 181 House Democrats in signing an amicus brief in support of President Obamas Executive Action on immigration because the deferred action programs derive from the Executive Branchs longstanding legal authority to exercise discretion in the enforcement of our immigration laws. to take necessary actions to carry out the Executives authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act. and to establish national immigration enforcement policies and priorities. Instead of these divisive and partisan actions. Speaker RYAN should take up comprehensive immigration reform that sets out a path to citizenship for the millions of people leaving in the United States.
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