Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pa., asked Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson a seemingly simple question yesterday in a House hearing: How will President Obama’s move to grant “de facto amnesty and work permits” to up to 5 million illegal immigrants affect the 20 million American citizens who are unemployed or underemployed?

Johnson, author and champion of Obama’s executive action on illegal immigrants, struggled to deliver a response. Skip to 3:30 for the most awkward moment in the exchange.

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