Sen. Jeff Sessions is urging his fellow lawmakers to defund executive orders that soften immigration laws, such as a 2012 “deferred action” order that granted benefits to younger immigrants.

“It is time to reclaim the words ‘immigration reform’ — incorrectly used by lobbyists and politicians as code language for amnesty and mass immigration — and reapply them correctly to legislation that benefits Americans,” the Alabama Republican wrote in a USA Today op-ed Friday.