{"id":8248,"date":"2015-01-05T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-05T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/live-immigrationreform.pantheonsite.io\/?p=8248"},"modified":"2018-12-28T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-28T19:33:13","slug":"the-new-year-plan-to-defeat-obamas-amnesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2015\/01\/05\/the-new-year-plan-to-defeat-obamas-amnesty\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Year Plan to Defeat Obama\u2019s Amnesty"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>Congress and States Must Work in Tandem<\/em><\/p>\n Congress returns this week and assuming they haven\u2019t already forgotten the mid-term election mandate, their first order of business must be to reinstate the rule of law and rein in the president\u2019s abuse of immigration policy. \u201cReconstruction\u201d must begin.<\/p>\n For six years, the Obama administration has been obsessed with centralizing power but has refused to use it to enforce immigration laws. Instead, it has dismantled<\/a> enforcement and intimidated states that have tried to enact bills reacting to the inaction in Washington. States have fought valiantly to keep themselves solvent and safe against the cost and impact of illegal immigration but have felt the iron-fisted blows of Eric Holder\u2019s Department of Justice each time they acted. During this same period, the Obama administration has put in place endless backdoor amnesties, effectively nullified most of the laws written by Congress, dissolved any limiting principle in immigration and continues to exert ever expanding executive powers. Not surprisingly, illegal immigration has surged and costs<\/a> have skyrocketed<\/p>\n Thus, the recent executive amnesty – while consequential – is really just the expected cherry on the poop sundae<\/i>. \u00a0It is, however, the crucial point at which a reaction is required given that our continuing immigration and enforcement crisis has become a constitutional crisis as well.<\/p>\n The counter attack requires immediate action by both states and the Congress, each ideally reinforcing the arguments of the other.<\/p>\n