releases: http://lamalfa.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/rep-lamalfa-votes-to-nullify-obama-s-executive-amnesty
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| http://lamalfa.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/rep-lamalfa-votes-to-nullify-obama-s-executive-amnesty | Rep. LaMalfa Votes to Nullify Obamas Executive Amnesty | 2014-12-04 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | CA | Doug LaMalfa | L000578 | lamalfa.house.gov | legacy | Washington, DC – Rep. LaMalfa (R-CA) today voted in favor of legislation to prohibit President Obama, or any future presidents, from exempting or deferring the removal of immigrants unlawfully present in the United States. The measure also reaffirms that only Congress has the legal authority to write immigration laws and that the President is required, under the Constitution, to enforce those laws. “We have a President who effectively is trying to rewrite our country’s laws in order to allow five million unlawful immigrants to live and work here legally, a power solely granted under the constitution to Congress. This is not only a stark violation of our rule of law, but shows a complete disregard for the principle of checks and balances our nation was founded on,” continued LaMalfa. “It’s simply lawless and if we allow this to go unchallenged, we will be setting a very dangerous precedent for our country. This legislation is about standing up for the will of the American people and safeguarding our constitutional system.” H.R. 5759, the Preventing Executive Overreach on Immigration Act of 2014, passed the House of Representatives today on a 219-197 vote, and will be sent to the Senate. Doug LaMalfa is a lifelong farmer representing California’s First Congressional District, including Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama Counties. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |