{"content":[{"text":"Opening Statement \n December 2, 2014","bbox":{"left":0.141216,"top":0.197105,"width":0.20695799999999998,"height":0.056685999999999986}},{"text":"Media Contact: Lauren Claffey, April Ward \n (202) 226-8477","bbox":{"left":0.553252,"top":0.235196,"width":0.325735,"height":0.03450400000000006}},{"text":"Statement of Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) \n Committee on Homeland Security","bbox":{"left":0.285131,"top":0.290268,"width":0.4296859999999999,"height":0.04098499999999994}},{"text":"“Open Borders: The Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border Security”","bbox":{"left":0.191405,"top":0.350457,"width":0.6171900000000001,"height":0.020984999999999976}},{"text":"Remarks as Delivered","bbox":{"left":0.407925,"top":0.390457,"width":0.18380399999999997,"height":0.020984999999999976}},{"text":"Today, we’re here to talk about illegal immigration and the grave consequences of the administration’s recent \n actions to bypass Congress. Immigration reform is an emotional and divisive issue; there is no doubt about that. \n But the president's unilateral actions to bypass Congress undermine the constitution and threaten our \n democracy.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.432622,"width":0.881,"height":0.07775899999999997}},{"text":"Let me be clear: our immigration system is broken, and we need to fix it. America has always stood proudly as \n a beacon of hope for millions who are seeking a better life. And we should work hard to keep it that way. \n But regardless of where you stand on this issue, there is a right way to do this, and there is a wrong way. And \n unfortunately the president has taken the wrong way.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.530321,"width":0.8786470000000001,"height":0.08038800000000001}},{"text":"In addition, the president has risked breaking something much more fundamental: our democratic process. We \n are a nation of laws. Yet this unprecedented executive power grab undermines the principle that the people— \n not just one man—should be the ultimate decision makers on our country's most important political matters. \n This action has also “poisoned the well” here in Washington at a time when Americans desperately want their \n government to work together.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.630497,"width":0.870196,"height":0.10036400000000001}},{"text":"We are facing crucial challenges that require Congress and the White House to cooperate, from combating \n overseas threats to driving economic growth. But by making an end-run around Congress, the president has \n deliberately and willfully broken the trust that is needed between our branches of government. \n The President knows the damage of these actions. He has said over 20 times in his presidency that he did not \n have the authority to take executive action on immigration, and that this is “not how democracy works.” He also \n said doing so would, “lead to a surge in more illegal immigration.” He was right. It will.","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.750838,"width":0.880503,"height":0.11938399999999993}},{"text":"History has proven that amnesty perpetuates a cycle of illegal entry into this country. This was true in the 1980s \n and has proven true under this administration’s abuse of “prosecutorial discretion”-- a power to decide when to \n prosecute lawbreakers and when not to, a power which should be used narrowly and carefully. This","bbox":{"left":0.058824,"top":0.890985,"width":0.877705,"height":0.060362999999999944}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.118873,"top":0.045455,"width":0.764477,"height":0.137184}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.118873,"top":0.045455,"width":0.764477,"height":0.137184}]}