Republicans Vote to End DACA After Tense Floor Debate, Dems that joined

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Updated 10:16 p.m. | House Republicans voted to prohibit President Barack Obama from granting what they consider to be an unconstitutional amnesty to illegal immigrants Friday.

The bill would effectively end Deferred Actions for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA — a program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers” brought to the United States illegally by their parents to get work permits and avoid deportation. And it would prohibit the president from expanding the program, as he has been reportedly considering doing for as many as five million additional immigrants.

The 216-192 vote was largely along party lines, with four Democrats voting “yes” — Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota, Mike McIntyre of North Carolina, John Barrow of Georgia, and Nick J. Rahall II of West Virginia.

Eleven Republicans broke ranks to oppose it — Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, Jeff Denham of California, Cory Gardner of Colorado, Mike Coffman of Colorado, David Valadao of California, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, David Reichert of Washington, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Joe Heck of Nevada, Mark Amodei of Nevada, and Fred Upton of Michigan.

The bill won’t get taken up by the Democrat-controlled Senate, which already left for August recess; nor will it be signed into law by President Barack Obama, who started DACA through an executive action in 2012 and vowed to veto the bill earlier Friday.

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/republicans-vote-to-end-daca/

[RoverSuswade]

1. Did anyone else listen to Michelle Bachman as she

said in debate the purpose of this bill was to place "handcuffs" on the President's wrists? She visually demonstrated how to click the locks shut. Very graphic Ms Bachmann! You may as well have added "and march Him in chains to the auction block." She is truly a heartless _____ (can't use the word here I know)