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David Vitter Is “Intimate” With Prosecutorial Discretion, but Wants to HALT Obama’s Use of it
July 23, 2011 | by Americas Voice Online | Latino Daily News
You can’t make this stuff up. The Senate sponsor of the legislation that would strip President Obama of prosecutorial discretion to stop unnecessary deportation (the HALT Act) is none other than the Senator with the most direct and personal knowledge of discretion: David Vitter. Put simply, “Prosecutorial discretion” is the authority of an agency or officer charged with enforcing a law to decide whether to enforce the law in a particular case. continue reading »
Bill Introduced in Senate to Limit Birthright Citizenship
April 6, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-LA), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Jerry Moran (R-KS) this week introduced legislation that amends the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to limit birthright citizenship continue reading »