Illegal Immigration. During consideration of the Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 2217), Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) offered an amendment to \”prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce\” the Obama administration policies regarding illegal immigrants known as prosecutorial discretion, which \”seek to implement an administrative amnesty policy.\”
Rep. King went on to remark: \”This is an that prohibits the resources from being used to enforce [prosecutorial discretion], amendment and it conforms with the Founding Fathers\’ vision, and it conforms with the Constitution in that the President cannot defy his own oath of office. He can\’t defy the Constitution. The President can\’t take on Article I authority and legislate by executive order or edict or press conference. That\’s the job of this Congress. That\’s why we are Article I. He is Article II.\”
The House adopted King\’s amendment on June 6, 2013 by a vote of 224 to 201 (Roll Call 208). We have assigned pluses to the yeas because only Congress has the power under the Constitution \”to establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization.\”
