Hawaii Reps Act On Immigration
The state’s four members in Congress sign on to an聽amicus brief before聽the Supreme Court supporting Obama’s聽programs.
The members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation were聽among聽224 other members of Congress filing聽 to the U.S. Supreme Court last week in the matter of聽United States v. Texas.
According the office of Sen. Mazie Hirono, the case involves Texas and 25 other states suing聽to block implementation of President Obama’s executive action on the and expanded programs.
“The Administration鈥檚 DAPA and DACA programs are on hold until the case is resolved by the Supreme Court, leaving workers and families across the country in limbo due to our nation鈥檚 broken immigration system,” a press release explained.
Hirono, Sen. Brian Schatz and Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Mark Takai all signed the brief.
Hirono is聽only immigrant currently serving in the U.S. Senate.
Opponents of the executive actions on immigration argue that the president exceeded his authority.
