By Brandon Moseley
Alabama Political Reporter
On Tuesday, December 3, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R from Alabama) issued comments in response to the current plan being floated in the House of Representatives regarding what he calls the President’s unconstitutional amnesty.
Sen. Sessions said, “The Chairman of the Republican Party made a promise to America on executive amnesty: ‘We can’t allow it to happen and we won’t let it happen… everything we can do to stop it we will.’ Unfortunately, the plan now being circulated in the House fails to meet that test. The executive amnesty language is substantially weaker than the language the House adopted this summer, and does not reject the central tenets of the President’s plan: work permits, Social Security, and Medicare to 5 million illegal immigrants—reducing wages, jobs, and benefits for Americans.”
Sen. Sessions continued, “Congress considered and rejected these changes to immigration law in 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, and 2014. The President’s action erases the laws Congress has passed in order to implement laws Congress has refused to pass. Now the President demands Congress fund his imperial decree and declare its own irrelevance.”
Sen. Sessions said, “That is why Congress must respond to the President’s unlawful action by funding the government but not funding illegal amnesty. This is a perfectly sound and routine application of congressional authority. In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service reports that last year’s omnibus spending bill included 16 such funding restrictions on fee-based programs.”
Sen. Sessions stated, “Such a plan would put the focus where it belongs: on Senate Democrats. They are the ones who should be made to choose sides—save Obama’s amnesty or save Americans’ jobs and borders. Polling shows voters believe that Americans should get preference for available jobs by almost a 10-1 margin. Republicans should not be timid or apologetic, but mount a bold defense of struggling Americans. Billions of dollars and countless hours have been spent advocating immigration policies that help everyone but the actual citizens of this country. Who will be their voice, if not us?”
Presidential Spokesman Jonathan Earnest has stated that President Obama will shut down the government by vetoing legislation to fund the government if the Congress does not cave in to his demands that they provide him with the funding to implement his executive amnesty program.
Breitbart is reporting that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) has urged Republicans to avoid a standoff with President Obama and pass immigration reform legislation early in the next Congress. Bush is a likely GOP Presidential contender.
Sessions’ office said in a written statement that since taking office, President Obama has engaged in a sustained and calculated campaign to dismantle the immigration laws of the United States. As his own former ICE Director, John Sandweg, explained: “if you’re a run-of-the-mill immigrant living here illegally, your odds of getting deported are close to zero.” ICE officers report that their agency caters to special interests and open borders activists, while they are ordered to ignore their oaths and the laws of the United States.
According to information provided by Sen. Sessions’ office, since the year 2000, the U.S. has issued nearly 30 million lawful visas for permanent immigrants or temporary guest workers. As reported by the Pew Research Center, the total number of immigrants in the U.S. has reached a record 41.3 million. The share of the U.S. population that was born in another country, per the Census Bureau, has quadrupled. According to Harvard labor economist Dr. George Borjas, current high immigration rates result in a $402 billion annual wage loss for American workers.
Senator Jeff Sessions is the Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee. He is also a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and served on Armed Forces.
