Power Line "By all accounts, President Trump is about to phase out the DACA program. DACA grants work permits to about 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children
"Trump reportedly will delay terminating the program for six months. This gives Congress time to pass legislation to replace it, if Congress chooses to do so.
"Trump has made the right decision. As Hans von Spakovsky argues, under our Constitution, Congress has plenary authority over immigration; the president only has authority that has been delegated to him by Congress. President Obama acted unlawfully when he tried, by the stroke of his pen, to transform the presence of “dreamers” from illegal, as Congress deems it, to legal.
"Obama tried to do the same thing for a broader class of illegal immigrants through the DAPA program. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down this illegal amnesty. The DACA is just as illegal.
"President Trump’s action will place the issue where it belongs — before Congress. What should Congress do?
"There is much to be said for granting amnesty to dreamers who fulfill certain conditions. But all amnesties encourage more illegal immigration.
"That’s why DACA-style amnesty, as sympathetic as it is, should be conditioned on measures that make the border more secure. Congress should not enact such an amnesty standing alone." . . .
Obama's latest vow to 'speak out' is getting old . . .
"This time he's speaking out on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or, DACA, program, a de facto amnesty for children of illegal immigrants brought here illegally in an executive order to allow nearly a million of them to help themselves to the benefits of U.S. residency ahead of those legally waiting in line. It was one of many acts Obama did with his 'pen and phone' to illegally bypass Congress, the legitimate ruling body on these matters, as he turned to ruling by decree." . . .
"When you have Howard Dean, famous for his 'Dean Scream' warning Obama to tone down the volume as he did last week, you can be sure the Democrats recognize a problem. Obama, by contrast, still hasn't accepted that he is no longer president, and since he is surrounded and egged on by flatterers, he will continue to cheapen his legacy with his constant complaints about his successor. He's the mouth that can't stop talking."
Former Rep. Chaffetz: DACA ‘Not The Way This Country Works’ [VIDEO]
. . . “ 'President Obama did a great disservice along the way: first of all, the Democrats had the House, Senate, and presidency and did nothing on this issue.”
"This time he's speaking out on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or, DACA, program, a de facto amnesty for children of illegal immigrants brought here illegally in an executive order to allow nearly a million of them to help themselves to the benefits of U.S. residency ahead of those legally waiting in line. It was one of many acts Obama did with his 'pen and phone' to illegally bypass Congress, the legitimate ruling body on these matters, as he turned to ruling by decree." . . .
"When you have Howard Dean, famous for his 'Dean Scream' warning Obama to tone down the volume as he did last week, you can be sure the Democrats recognize a problem. Obama, by contrast, still hasn't accepted that he is no longer president, and since he is surrounded and egged on by flatterers, he will continue to cheapen his legacy with his constant complaints about his successor. He's the mouth that can't stop talking."
Former Rep. Chaffetz: DACA ‘Not The Way This Country Works’ [VIDEO]
. . . “ 'President Obama did a great disservice along the way: first of all, the Democrats had the House, Senate, and presidency and did nothing on this issue.”
“ 'You can’t just change the immigration law through executive order, that’s not the way this country works,” Chaffetz said." . . .