Elected officials know, should uphold the law

Article 1, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution is the source of our laws on immigration being reserved to the federal legislature. Amendment 10 of the Constitution also establishes that the powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people.

Since the power over foreign immigration was delegated to the federal government under our Constitution, it is beyond the control of the states — or even the courts — to set or meddle with immigration law.

Using its authority over immigration, the U.S. Congress also gave the president the plenary power to limit and even halt (for so long as he decides is proper) immigration from any other country. That is U.S. Code Title 8, Section 1182 (f). The president is not given any power to make immigration law more lax than that enacted into law through the federal legislature.

The uneducated public may be forgiven; not so our elected officials. They took an oath to uphold and defend the federal and state constitutions. Upon declaring active resistance to the lawful use of powers expressly granted the president, they are in violation of their oath of office and not fit to have such authority.