{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=356568", "Crapo Statement On President Obamas Executive Order on \r\nImmigration", "2014-11-20", "2014", "2014-11", "Republican", "House", "ID", "Michael Crapo", "C000880", "www.crapo.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "November 20, 2014\n\t\t\t Crapo Statement On President Obama\u00e2??s Executive Order on Immigration \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, D.C. -Idaho Senator Mike Crapo issued the following statement on President Obama's decision to issue an executive order on immigration that could apply to as many as five million illegal immigrants:\r\n\"Rather than listening to the American people and respecting their voices in the last election, the President will instead impose his deliberately divisive action on the important issue of illegal immigration,\" said Crapo.\u00a0 \"This unfortunate choice by the President will, most importantly, hurt immigrants in the long run and undercut future prospects for lasting immigration reform. \u00a0In addition, the President has done an about-face on his executive role.\u00a0Just last year, he said 'I'm not the emperor of the United States.\u00a0 My job is to execute laws that are passed.'\u00a0 However, his administration has repeatedly tried to side-step Congress through the use of Executive Order.\u00a0 The inherent checks and balances between the branches of government are a fundamental cornerstone of our democracy, and these actions set a dangerous precedent by violating our basic Constitutional principles. \u00a0\r\n\"No one should gain any advantage or benefit toward citizenship or legal permanent resident status because of illegal entry into the United States.\u00a0 The unilateral legal protections provided lawlessly to millions of illegal immigrants by the President-benefits that legal immigrants must wait years to obtain-pose a profound \u00a0threat to our immigration system and rule of law, discouraging those who seek to come to America from doing so legally.\u00a0 I will continue to press for a solid solution that will secure our nation's borders and advocate for sound, sensible immigration policies.\"\r\nCrapo previously called on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for the immediate consideration of legislation to prohibit the President from implementing sweeping immigration reforms through the use of executive order.\u00a0 Read the letter \r\nhere.\u00a0\r\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article", 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://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/release_full.cfm?id=356568"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8505349978804588, "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"}