Immigration Law and Obama's Unconstitutional Government

By Douglas V. Gibbs

In the United States Constitution, in Article I, Section 8 the federal government is authorized to establish an uniform rule of naturalization.  In Article I, Section 9 the federal government, after 1808, is authorized to pass laws prohibiting certain groups or people from migrating into the United States, if they feel it is necessary.  In Article 4, Section 4 the federal government is required to protect the State from invasion, which, in part, means to ensure the borders are secure.  Immigration law is a federal authority.  In fact, immigration is a concurrent power, of which, once the illegal alien is inside the boundaries of the State, becomes a State responsibility, as well.

Congress has passed, in history, many immigration laws, but the executive branch has unconstitutionally refused to enforce those laws.  In Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, the President is directed to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed."

President Obama has not only refused to enforce the immigration laws in place, but has been changing those laws without the involvement of Congress.  Through executive orders, the Department of Justice, and actions through his regulatory agencies, the executive branch has been modifying law at will in regards to immigration, without even a consideration regarding the representative part of government in the form of the U.S. Congress.

Obama admin changes immigration law, allows immigrants who supported terrorists into US - Daily Caller

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This post is a part of a larger article titled: Killing Representative Governance