Saturday, December 6, 2014

US House Bills Reject Amnesty

H.R. 5759: Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014
A BILL
To establish a rule of construction clarifying the limitations on executive authority to provide certain forms of immigration relief.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Executive Amnesty Prevention Act of 2014′.

SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

(a) In General- No provision of the United States Constitution, the Immigration and Nationality Act, or other Federal law shall be interpreted or applied to authorize the executive branch of the Government to exempt, by Executive order, regulation, or any other means, categories of persons unlawfully present in the United States from removal under the immigration laws (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act). Any action by the executive branch with the purpose of circumventing the objectives of this statute shall be null and void and without legal effect.
(b) Effective Date- This Act shall have effect retroactively, and shall apply to any such exemption made at any time.
http://www.peachpundit.com/2014/12/04/h-r-5759-executive-amnesty-prevention-act-2014-passes/
 
Another Bill Passed 8/1/14
House Passes Bill to Block Obama's Planned Executive Amnesty by Matthew Boyle
The House of Representatives voted Friday evening to pass a bill that blocks President Barack Obama from continuing or expanding executive amnesty via the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program or programs like it.
The bill passed 216 to 192, with 11 Republicans voting against it and 4 Democrats voting for it.
The Republicans who voted against are Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), David Reichert (R-WA), David Valadao (R-CA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Joe Heck (R-NV), Fred Upton (R-MI), Mark Amodei (R-NV), and Mike Coffman (R-CO).
The Democrats who voted for it are Reps. John Barrow (D-GA), Nick Rahall (D-WV), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), and Collin Peterson (D-MN).
The vote caps a lengthy battle between conservatives and the House GOP leadership and marks a new point in the GOP’s efforts to fight the Democrats on immigration, rallying Republicans against the left heading into the midterm election season.
The floor debate on this bill and the previous one Friday evening were bloody fights between Republicans, who seem to have found their backbone against liberal immigration policies again, and Democrats, who are using this battle to push for a widespread amnesty via a comprehensive immigration reform bill.
At one point, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) noted that the sergeant-at-arms of the House of Representatives had to come down to the floor to restore order after Democrats loudly protested the effort by the Republican Party to block President Obama’s planned executive amnesty.
 
Comments
It’s not as if Republicans didn’t pass anything.  It appears they weighed in and passed Bills stating that Obama cannot change current Immigration Law.  Boehner continues to resist defunding Amnesty in the budget.  If states refuse to issue drivers’ licenses and Social Security fails to issue cards, Obama’s Amnesty may fail to have a lasting effect.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader 

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