Rep. Welch (D-Vt.) Stumped When Asked About Legality of Obama’s Amnesty Plan

O DONNELL No one ░░░░░░░░ the White House has ░░░░░░░░ able to give me ░░░░░░░░ legal justification for the ░░░░░░░░ component of the president ░░░░░░░░ plan which was leaked ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ part word says and ░░░░░░░░ to be clear at ░░░░░░░░ outset most of this ░░░░░░░░ just prosecutorial discretion It ░░░░░░░░ just law enforcement discretion ░░░░░░░░ chief executive has that ░░░░░░░░ mayors to governors police ░░░░░░░░ have that We understand ░░░░░░░░ of it is completely ░░░░░░░░ the president s power ░░░░░░░░ part that is questionable ░░░░░░░░ the part in The ░░░░░░░░ York Times that the ░░░░░░░░ will allow many parents ░░░░░░░░ children who are American ░░░░░░░░ or legal residents to ░░░░░░░░ legal work documents Can ░░░░░░░░ tell me and has ░░░░░░░░ White House told you ░░░░░░░░ is the legal justification ░░░░░░░░ the president to create ░░░░░░░░ new category of beneficiaries ░░░░░░░░ work documents How can ░░░░░░░░ be done without legislation ░░░░░░░░ Lawrence I can t ░░░░░░░░ you and I m ░░░░░░░░ the lawyer who is ░░░░░░░░ to litigate this case ░░░░░░░░ the answer to that ░░░░░░░░ be decided by the ░░░░░░░░ as you and I ░░░░░░░░ But here s what ░░░░░░░░ can tell you O ░░░░░░░░ Congressman Welch as far ░░░░░░░░ you know I don ░░░░░░░░ think to badge you ░░░░░░░░ this but I ve ░░░░░░░░ on this for days ░░░░░░░░ and I haven t ░░░░░░░░ a single elected Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Democrat in Washington who ░░░░░░░░ answer the question that ░░░░░░░░ ve just put to ░░░░░░░░ Have you heard it ░░░░░░░░ by any Democrats WELCH ░░░░░░░░ haven t I haven ░░░░░░░░