Sunshine State News - Ted Yoho: Obama 'Continues to Walk All Over' Constitution on Immigration

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By Kevin Derby

U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., called out President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration on Tuesday and backed U.S. Rep. Randy Weber's, R-Texas, "Deny Amnesty Credits Act of 2015." The proposal would ensure illegals with deferred status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and the Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) won't receive the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC).

"The president was a constitutional law professor for 12 years," Yoho said on Tuesday. "It is unfortunate and somewhat amazing to me that he continues to walk all over the very document he taught students by side-stepping Congress and the American people.

"I am and always will be a proponent of legal immigration," Yoho added. "Those who are here illegally should not be rewarded for their actions with tax credits -- roughly $35,000 -- and access to Social Security numbers. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), his executive amnesty could cost American taxpayers $10.2 billion. Last time I checked, Congress holds the power of the purse, not the president.

"The president's executive amnesty is misguided and unconstitutional," Yoho concluded. "I am committed to doing all I can to stop his actions. The bill I am supporting is just one step in making sure we hold this Obama administration accountable. It is unacceptable that his executive overreach will put the American taxpayer on the hook for billions of dollars of their hard-earned money -- especially at a time when many of them are struggling to pay their own bills and taxes."

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