Ted Cruz: 'Obama's Lawlessness' Responsible for Spike in Illegal Immigration

Breitbart ^ | 6 Jun 2014 | Kristin Tate

[SoConPubbie]

A sharp spike in illegal immigration has caused facilities and resources along the U.S.-Mexico border to become overwhelmed. As a result, U.S. Border Patrol has been releasing thousands of illegal immigrants onto U.S. soil each week. Some released immigrants are even criminals--as Breitbart Texas previously reported, more than 36,000 convicted criminal illegal aliens were released by U.S. authorities in 2013 alone.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz told Breitbart Texas that this "humanitarian crisis" is a "direct consequence" of the Obama Administration's actions and rhetoric surrounding illegal immigration. 

"We need a president who is willing to uphold the law," Cruz said. "On issue after issue the Obama Administration has openly ignored, defied, and unilaterally tried to change the law. With respect to securing the border, the Obama Administration has handcuffed the courageous men and women who serve in Border Patrol. Morale in ICE is at an all-time low because the political operatives leading this Administration are preventing them from doing their job and upholding the law."

He continued, "Just a few months before the last election the president illegally and unconstitutionally granted amnesty to some 800,000 people illegally. If the president wants to change federal immigration laws, the Constitution lays out a way to do so--you go and make your case to Congress and you convince Congress to change the laws...unfortunately for President Obama, following the Constitutional structure is apparently too cumbersome. One of the consequences were seeing on the border is a humanitarian crisis that is a direct consequence of Obama's lawlessness."

Cruz argued that by granting amnesty to such large numbers of illegal immigrants, Obama prompted a "change in behavior." In Cruz's view, the recent spike in illegal immigration can be attributed to such actions by the Administration. 

Earlier this week, Breitbart Texas Managing Director Brandon Darby released leaked photos of children

[Eagles6]

As I said, this can be stopped. The GOPe just doesn't have the spine to do it.

The Republican Party will be remembered by history as they party that could have saved the Republic from being destroyed but chose to stand aside and watch it happen.

[Eagles6]

I haven’t seen where he is for legalization. Do you have any links?

[Taxman]

This is very troublesome — America is at a crossroads, between Rule of Law and Rule of Man.

I don’t believe the conflict between the LIEberals and the rest of us is going to end well.

I particularly don’t believe the Republican Party will survive.

And, I hope the Democrat Party does not survive, either!

[Mariner]

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