{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20141206032311/http://mullin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-mullins-statement-on-president-obama-s-immigration-executive", "Congressman Mullin's Statement on President Obamas Immigration Executive Order", "2014-11-21", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "OK", "Markwayne Mullin", "M001190", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON \u2013 Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02)\u00a0issued the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement that he would be using an executive order to prevent deportation of\u00a0illegal immigrants in the United States.\n\u201cTonight, the President announced an immigration plan that completely ignores the will of the American people, the Constitution, and is contrary to previous statements made by the President himself.\u00a0 Only Congress has the power to write laws, and it is the President\u2019s job to enforce them. Through his partisan, unilateral actions, he has further divided our nation and made it more difficult to address\u00a0our immigration problems.\u00a0\nRight now, we need the President to enforce our current laws and give additional resources to border patrol agencies.\u00a0\u00a0Further, he needs to allow local law enforcement and border patrol officials to do their jobs by enforcing the law instead of telling them what laws they can enforce and limiting their access to certain portions of the border.\u00a0\u00a0We have to secure borders before we can enact any immigration reform.\u00a0\nMost of us agree our immigration system is broken.\u00a0However, by issuing this executive order, President Obama is encouraging more people to enter the country illegally through our porous borders in the hopes of receiving future amnesty and taking advantage of a government that does not enforce its own laws.\nI look forward to working with members on both sides of the aisle to\u00a0address\u00a0immigration in an appropriate way that reflects the will of the American people, respects the rule of law, and represents the values of our Constitution.\"\n###\nFor information contact:  \n\tJosh Miller | Communications Director, 202-225-2701,\u00a0josh.miller@mail.house.gov\u00a0  \n\tAngie Gallant | District Press Secretary, 918-351-8700,\u00a0angie.gallant@mail.house.gov", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20141206032311/http://mullin.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-mullins-statement-on-president-obama-s-immigration-executive"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2147030793130398, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}