Ted Yoho: GOP Sent Obama a Clear Message on Immigration

After Republicans controlling the U.S. House passed immigration bills on Friday, U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., said the GOP had sent a clear message to President Barack Obama on the matter, including cutting off potential amnesty plans from the White House.

"This combination of bills strengthens the border, allows governors to mobilize their National Guard, and stops loopholes in our current immigration law, Yoho said on Friday. The border bill is a stronger bill than we had before us yesterday, and combined with the bill that ends administrative amnesty is a strong signal to the White House and the Senate that the House of Representatives will not tolerate the flagrant dismissal of our rule of law.

We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws, Yoho added. To allow folks to cut in line flies in the face of the very foundation of our country -- the American dream. The American dream is built on the notion that if you work hard and follow the rule of law, you will find success regardless of your country of origin, economic status, gender or religion. The combination of bills today stops the president from using his pen to circumvent the rule of law to give amnesty and gives our border the protection it needs."