Blackburn Applauds Appeals Court Decision Rejecting President Obama's Lawless Amnesty

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Congressman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement today regarding a federal appeals court ruling rejecting the Department of Justice request to lift an injunction against President Barack Obama's unconstitutional executive amnesty.

"The court's ruling is further confirmation that executive amnesty is unconstitutional," Blackburn said. "President Obama's attempt to re-write our nation's immigration laws from the oval office has turned every town into a border town and every state into a border state. We must prioritize legal immigration and enforce the rule of law, which is why I joined in the suit brought by states such as Texas and Tennessee. I applaud the court's decision."

Congressman Blackburn has been leading the fight in the House to stop President Obama's executive amnesty. Earlier this year, as part of the Department of Homeland Security Funding bill, the House approved Blackburn's proposal to freeze the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The House first approved Blackburn's legislation, which would also prevent President Obama from taking future executive actions to expand amnesty for illegal aliens, on August 1, 2014.

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