Dennis Ross Slams Obama's Amnesty Plan

U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the Republican leadership as senior deputy majority whip, came out swinging on Thursday morning against President Barack Obamas plan to use executive power to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants.

Two weeks ago, President Obama stood before the American people and announced that he had heard the voters message, Ross said on Thursday. But the underlying meaning of the following statement proves that his agenda is contrary to what Americans desire: Still, as president, I have a unique responsibility to try to make this town work. Actions speak louder than words, and the presidents unique responsibility of ignoring the will of the American people, and circumventing the United States Congress, is the wrong course of action. If the president goes forward as planned, I suspect his immigration reform will have the same negative outcome as his health care reform.

I have repeatedly stated that the best way to address immigration reform is with incremental steps, with the first critical step being to secure our borders, Ross added. Instead, the president is headed to Las Vegas to gamble away our national security by granting massive amnesty rights while failing to secure our border. The presidents go-it-alone attitude will cause irreparable harm to any effort to reform our immigration system and ruin any chance of having a positive working relationship with Congress during his final two years in office. I implore President Obama to reconsider his executive action and instead work with Congress, and the majority of the American people, on a real solution.