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Vitter Pushes to Eliminate Funding for Executive Amnesty in DHS Funding Bill

Press Release

Date: Feb. 27, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Immigration

U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) today pushed to eliminate funding for President Obama's executive amnesty for illegal immigrants as part of the Department of Homeland Security funding bill. Vitter supported the version passed by the House of Representatives. The Senate passed legislation without language to eliminate this funding by 68-31. Vitter opposed the legislation.

"President Obama's action is bad policy that will grow our illegal immigration problem. Blanket amnesty rewards illegal behavior -- the exact illegal behavior we say we're trying to stop," Vitter said. "He's also acting clearly beyond his legal constitutional authority. It's 180 degrees contrary to statutory law."

Vitter, along with Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), proposed an amendment to the legislation currently before the U.S. Senate that would completely eliminate funding for Obama's executive amnesty.


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