Gov. Scott Walker announced his opposition to President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration reform Wednesday by supporting governors and attorneys general from 17 states in a lawsuit.
Obama’s Nov. 28 action enforces three legal reforms: distributing additional resources to law enforcement at the borders, allowing highly skilled legal immigrants to remain in the U.S. with greater ease and sensibly managing the illegal immigrants currently in the country.
The lawsuit’s signatories stated they wish to halt the president’s unilateral action to alter the law.
Filed by the state of Texas, the lawsuit “is not about immigration.”
“It is about the rule of law, presidential power, and the structural limits of the U.S. Constitution,” the filers said in the complaint.
Walker echoed these sentiments in a statement.
“President Obama’s actions represent a violation of his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws and exceed the limits of his administrative powers,” Walker said in the statement.
