The following statement was issued by Dan Stein, president of the Federation for
American Immigration Reform (FAIR) in response to the Senate vote
effectively dismissing the articles of impeachment against Homeland
Security Secretary Alejandro
Mayorkas:
WASHINGTON, April 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "Today, the U.S. Senate took the
unprecedented step of effectively dismissing the articles of
impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas that were passed by the House
of Representatives. Never in the history of our republic has the
Senate refused to carry out its constitutional obligation to
adjudicate lawfully approved articles of impeachment against a
government official.
"Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
offered the flimsy excuse that the impeachment of Secretary
Mayorkas was politically motivated, and invoked points of order to
rule that the articles of impeachment, duly approved by the House,
were unconstitutional. In fact, it is the Senate's summary
effective dismissal of the articles of impeachment that was
politically motivated.
"The articles of impeachment were based on a mountain of
evidence, revealed through an extensive, months-long investigation,
regarding Mayorkas' dereliction of duty as DHS secretary. The
articles lay out specific provisions of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) that Mayorkas has violated, and detail the
numerous times the secretary has knowingly lied to Congress and the
American people to hide the results of his disastrous policies.
These charges were clearly sufficient to warrant a Senate trial to
determine if Secretary Mayorkas should be removed from office.
"The effort by Senate Democrats to scuttle Mayorkas' trial was
widely expected. They knew that, regardless of the final vote
tally, the evidence presented in a Senate trial would have led to a
conviction in the court of public opinion, which is exactly the
reason Majority Leader Schumer took the extraordinary step of
effectively dismissing the articles of impeachment.
"Senator Schumer's actions may have prevented a public hearing
of the evidence that led to Mayorkas' impeachment in the House, but
he cannot hide the impact that the unprecedented flood of illegal
immigration is having on their lives and communities, and the
dangers it poses to the security of the country."
Contact: Joey Chester,
jchester@fairus.org, 202-740-7355
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SOURCE Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR)