Goodlatte Signs Amicus Brief to Fight President's Executive Overreach on Immigration

Statement

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) issued the statement below after signing a proposed amicus brief submitted to the federal court today by the American Center for Law and Justice in support of the lawsuit filed by 24 states challenging President Obama's executive overreach on immigration:

"Last month, President Obama disregarded the will of the American people and violated the Constitution by unilaterally changing our immigration laws. These actions not only threaten to unravel our government's system of checks and balances, but also imperil individual liberty. The President's executive overreach on immigration must be stopped.

"We are fighting President Obama's executive overreach on multiple fronts, both at the federal and state level. I am pleased to stand by the many states that are defending our Constitution and trying to stop President Obama's unconstitutional executive decrees from being implemented. Additionally, House Republicans will continue to fight President Obama's pattern of executive overreach. Once Republicans take control of the Senate in January, we will have an ally to help us fight against President Obama's unilateral, unconstitutional actions."

Earlier this month, the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on President Obama's executive overreach on immigration and heard from three constitutional scholars who agreed the President's actions are unconstitutional.

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