"This facility is a clear symbol of the President's
defiance of the American people, their laws, and their Constitution. He is
hiring federal employees to carry out a directive that violates the laws
Congress has passed in order to foist on the nation laws Congress has
repeatedly refused to pass... [However,] the President cannot spend money
unless the Congress approves it, and certainly the Congress should not approve
funds for an illegal amnesty."
WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member
of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Senate Judiciary
Committee, released the following comment today on a bulletin issued by U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announcing a new facility in
Crystal City, Virginia, with plans to hire 1,000 staff, in order to begin
immediate implementation of the President's wage-reducing amnesty and work
authorization decree:
"It has just been discovered today that the Obama
Administration is now opening a new USCIS facility in Crystal City, Virginia
for the purpose of immediately implementing the President's imperial
immigration decree. They are in the process of hiring 1,000 full-time staff to
quickly approve applications for the President's illegal amnesty, which will
provide work permits, photo IDs, Social Security, and Medicare to illegal
immigrants-all benefits rejected by Congress. This action will mean that
American workers, their sons, their daughters, their parents, will now have to
compete directly for jobs, wages, and benefits with millions of illegal
immigrants.
This facility is a clear symbol of the President's defiance
of the American people, their laws, and their Constitution. He is hiring
federal employees to carry out a directive that violates the laws Congress has
passed in order to foist on the nation laws Congress has repeatedly refused to
pass.
Some have suggested that implementing this amnesty would not
have a financial cost, but this action unmistakably demonstrates otherwise.
Moreover, the USCIS employees themselves have made plain that taxpayers will be
on the hook, warning through their union that the agency is an 'approval
machine' that will 'rubber stamp' applications for amnesty.
Year after year, our annual spending bills include numerous
restrictions on how federal money can and cannot be spent. Congress funds
programs that are worthy and does not fund programs it deems unworthy. The
President cannot spend money unless the Congress approves it, and certainly the
Congress should not approve funds for an illegal amnesty.
The American people need a voice. Why were we elected, if
not to serve the citizens who sent us here?"
BACKGROUND:
You can view the bulletin
here<http://www.sessions.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/2c9235db-069f-4355-8ad6-b1a65ab7ddd7/uscis-email.pdf>.
Text is below:
USCIS Bulletin: "USCIS
is taking steps to open a new operational center in Crystal City, a
neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, to accommodate about 1,000 full-time,
permanent federal and contract employees in a variety of positions and grade
levels. The initial workload will include cases filed as a result of the
executive actions on immigration announced on Nov. 20, 2014. Many job
opportunities at the operational center will be announced in the coming days
and please continue to monitor USAJOBS if you are interested."
U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) serves on four Senate
committees: Armed Services, Judiciary, Environment and Public Works, and as
Ranking Member of the Budget Committee. Visit Sessions online at his
website<http://sessions.senate.gov/public/> or via
YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/SenatorSessions>,
Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-Sessions/23444159584?ref=search>,
and Twitter<http://twitter.com/SenatorSessions>. Note: Please do not
reply to this email. For further information, contact Sen. Sessions' Press
Office at (202) 224-4124.
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