releases: http://barletta.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/barletta-statement-regarding-ruling-on-obama-executive-amnesty
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| http://barletta.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/barletta-statement-regarding-ruling-on-obama-executive-amnesty | Barletta Statement Regarding Ruling on Obama Executive Amnesty | 2014-12-16 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | PA | Lou Barletta | B001269 | barletta.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – Congressman Lou Barletta, PA-11, today issued a statement regarding a federal judge’s ruling that parts of President Obama’s executive action on amnesty for illegal immigrants are unconstitutional. Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Schwab wrote in an opinion related to a deportation case that the president’s actions amounted to legislating from the Executive Branch and goes “beyond prosecutorial discretion” in refusing to deport illegal immigrants. Barletta has maintained that the president’s actions are a violation of the constitutional separation of powers and trespass on Congressional authority to make laws. Barletta’s statement is as follows: “Though this is the first of presumably many court rulings on the president’s unilateral executive amnesty, it is encouraging to see a federal court agree with what I have been saying all along. It is clear that the president has overstepped his authority by creating new laws and granting sweeping amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, the administration is already defending its unlawful actions by telling federal courts that they don’t have the authority to block the amnesty plan because of the constitutional separation of powers. The irony could not be richer. “I still support a federal lawsuit against the administration for their own violation of the separation of powers. I also will be working closely with House leadership on defunding the president’s executive amnesty program once the new Congress, with the new Senate majority, is sworn in. “We have immigration laws in this country for two basic reasons: to protect national security and to preserve American jobs. The president’s plan to grant amnesty and work permits to millions of illegal immigrants violates both of those principles.” | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |