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A Question of Fairness

November 19, 2014

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Keith Rothfus [PA-12] spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding the President’s expected executive orders on illegal immigration:

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Mr. Speaker,

President Obama is expected to sign executive orders soon regarding illegal immigration.

In July 2011, he said, “I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the laws on my own. But that’s not how our system works,” he said. “That’s not how our democracy functions.”

A year ago, President Obama said, “If, in fact, I could solve all these problems without passing laws in Congress then I would do so. But we're also a nation of laws. That's part of our tradition. And what I’m proposing,” he said then, “is the harder path, which is to use our democratic processes to achieve the same goal.”

President Obama should reflect on his own words. He should follow the Democratic process, as reflected in the recent election.

A bedrock principle of our nation is the rule of law. That principle promotes stability and fairness.

Will the President’s actions promote stability or even more chaos? Will it be fair to American workers and immigrants who have done things the legal way? Any immigration reform, Mr. Speaker, must be fair and must respect the rule of law.

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