Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today was joined by Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson at the Heritage Foundation for a discussion on the case against President Obama’s lawless executive amnesty. Nebraska is part of a 26-state bipartisan coalition led by Texas fighting to stop the President’s attempt to unilaterally grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.
“The President of the United States is attempting to end-run Congress to impose and implement his own immigration laws. That’s not at all what the country is all about. Our country was founded on the separation of powers, three branches of government each performing their duties as best they can, working in tandem to make a better country for us all.
“The question before us is whether any President should have the authority to circumvent Congress whenever a legislative battle proves too challenging. Texas, and 25 other states, have come together to say with one voice, that this is fundamentally wrong and entirely unacceptable.
“In any system of government, the rule of law is what stands between freedom and tyranny and we can’t afford to waver in its defense,” General Paxton said.
On February 16, a federal judge in the Southern District of Texas enjoined in full President Obama’s unilateral November 2014 immigration action. The court’s order prevents the Obama Administration from spending taxpayer dollars and taking major steps that would substantially harm Texas and would be difficult, if not impossible, to reverse. “This genie would be impossible to put back into the bottle,” the ruling stated.
Joining Texas in the lawsuit are: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin.
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