Rep. Patrick McHenry weighed-in on the national immigration debate Nov. 20, releasing a statement immediately after President Barack Obama announced executive actions he will take. McHenry represents District 10 in congress, which includes most of Asheville and Buncombe County.
Here’s the statement from McHenry:
“This evening we have once again seen a President more focused on pursuing divisive political gimmicks as opposed to sound policy and the wishes of the American people. President Obama’s unilateral action on immigration is not just illegal, as he himself has acknowledged on numerous occasions in the past, but more importantly, it does nothing to actually fix our nation’s broken immigration system; in fact, it makes the situation worse.
“If the President were actually committed to getting something done, he would work with Congress to find a bipartisan solution that secures our nation’s borders and builds an immigration system that works for the countless law-abiding people who wish to realize the American Dream. Instead he has chosen an unconstitutional executive action opposed by the majority of Americans, an action which Congressional Republicans will use the powers we possess to block.”
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