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Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) released the following statement after President Obama re-iterated his pledge to use executive orders to make changes to immigration law:

 “Despite having been rebuked unanimously by the Supreme Court just last week for overreaching his Constitutionally-granted executive authority, the President is once again insisting that he has the legal authority to legislate.  As usual, President Obama is using gasoline when a fire extinguisher would be more appropriate.

 “House Republicans agree that the situation along our country’s southern border needs to be addressed, but any “solution” that does not begin with securing our borders and enforcing current law is no solution at all.  The American people do not trust the President and his Administration to enforce any new laws when our current laws are not being enforced.

 “The constituents of the Fifth District are very concerned about this issue, and I agree that our current immigration system is insufficient.  That is why I call on President Obama to shelve his divisive rhetoric and talk with – not at – House Republicans.”

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Congresswoman Virginia Foxx is currently in her fifth term as the Representative of North Carolina’s 5th Congressional District and is the elected Republican Conference Secretary. Dr. Foxx is the chair of the House Education & the Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and serves as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee.

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