On the 4th, the House of Representatives passed a bill declaring that the immigration reform policy issued by President Obama two weeks ago has no legal effect. This marks the first time the House has taken legal action regarding the immigration reform announced by Obama last month.
On the same day, the House passed the “Prevent Administrative Amnesty Bill” with a vote of 219 in favor and 197 against. The bill states that the U.S. Constitution, Immigration and Nationality Act, and other federal laws do not authorize the government to prevent the deportation of undocumented immigrants through executive orders, and any administrative measures related to this by government departments are legally ineffective.
On November 20, Obama announced a significant immigration reform plan, which would benefit approximately 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation. However, this provoked strong opposition from the Republican Party, leading to the aforementioned vote by the House.
The White House expressed opposition to the House vote results, stating that Obama's immigration reform plan facilitates the government's ability to conduct criminal background checks on undocumented immigrants and that failure to pass the reform would be detrimental to U.S. security.
