The House of Representatives yesterday approved a resolution that authorizes House Speaker Paul Ryan to file an amicus brief in the case currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging President Obama’s executive orders involving immigration enforcement rules. The measure passed 234 to 186, mostly along party lines, with five Republicans opposing it.
Ryan said that the unprecedented move to weigh in on the case–U.S. v. Texas et all–on behalf of the House of Representatives was more about preserving the position of the legislative branch of government than advocating his party’s position on immigration. “This is not a question of whether we are for or against a certain policy. This comes down to a much more fundamental question. It is about the integrity of our constitution,” Ryan said.
Last week more than 200 House and Senate Democrats filed their own amicus brief in support of the president’s executive actions that allowed children of undocumented workers to remain in the United States.
