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'Simple Common Sense' : Jeh Johnson Defends Executive Action on Immigration
Source: NBC News
'Simple Common Sense' : Jeh Johnson Defends Executive Action on Immigration
Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's executive action to grant deportation relief to some undocumented immigrants as "simple common sense," even as GOP lawmakers pilloried the policy as a dangerous power grab.
"The reality is that, given our limited resources, these people are not -- and have not been for years -- prioritizes for removal," Johnson said in testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee. "It's time we acknowledge that and encourage them to be held accountable. This is simple common sense."
But, while Republicans emphasized that immigration reform is an important issue that must be addressed, GOP lawmakers decried the president's action as dangerous and damaging to the balance of power in Washington.
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Also on the Hill Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled "President Obama's Executive Overreach on Immigration."
- Carrie Dann
First published December 2nd 2014, 10:29 am
Homeland Security chief Jeh Johnson on Tuesday defended the Obama administration's executive action to grant deportation relief to some undocumented immigrants as "simple common sense," even as GOP lawmakers pilloried the policy as a dangerous power grab.
"The reality is that, given our limited resources, these people are not -- and have not been for years -- prioritizes for removal," Johnson said in testimony to the House Homeland Security Committee. "It's time we acknowledge that and encourage them to be held accountable. This is simple common sense."
But, while Republicans emphasized that immigration reform is an important issue that must be addressed, GOP lawmakers decried the president's action as dangerous and damaging to the balance of power in Washington.
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Also on the Hill Tuesday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing entitled "President Obama's Executive Overreach on Immigration."
- Carrie Dann
First published December 2nd 2014, 10:29 am
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/simple-common-sense-jeh-johnson-defends-executive-action-immigration-n259736