Talk about bad timing! For the third time in three years, President Obama is on a ten day vacation at tony Martha’s Vineyard. Disregarding soaring debt, high unemployment, home foreclosures, two costly wars, and a tumultuous stock market, Obama took wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha to hang out with the rich and famous on their 28-acre leased estate.
Before he left on vacation, Obama had a nasty surprise for unemployed Americans and citizens who believe in enforcing the nation’s laws. According to new rules issued by the Department of Homeland Security, illegal immigrants facing deportation will now be allowed to stay in the country indefinitely and get a work permit. Break the law; be rewarded with a job opportunity.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano presented the new policy as one that will allow the government to focus on deporting only illegal immigrants who are criminals or who pose a threat to national security. But given the broad nature of the Homeland Security edict, it’s clear that the true purpose is to grant a backdoor amnesty to an unlimited number of illegal aliens.
In her letter sent to Senator Richard Durbin, who sponsored various versions of the DREAM Act, and 20 of his like-mined colleagues, Napolitano outlined the new system.
Working groups from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice will develop specific criteria to identify so called low-priority removal cases that will be considered for what they refer to as “prosecutorial discretion.” In other words, federal officials will use their own “discretion” to decide which aliens that, under the law, should be deported, will instead be allowed to remain.
Included in the discretionary category will be individuals present in the U.S. since childhood, DREAM Act candidates, minors, the elderly, pregnant and nursing women, victims of serious crimes, veterans and members of the armed services and individuals with serious disabilities or health problems.
In short, virtually every illegal immigrant—young or old, victim or veteran, healthy or disabled—has an excellent chance of being exempted from deportation.
Predictably, some Democrats including U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren, Luis Gutierrez, and White House Intergovernmental Affairs Director Cecila Munoz, a former National Council of La Raza Senior Vice President, hailed Obama for what they described as his compassionate, sensible approach to a realistic immigration policy.
In his retort, Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said, “The Obama administration should enforce immigration laws, not look for ways to ignore them.”
What motivates Obama’s rash decision is unclear. Perhaps he’s responding to Gutierrez’s “Change Takes Courage” campaign, which threatens Obama with the frequently made charge that that Hispanic voters will stay home unless the president acts swiftly and boldly to end deportations.
Of course, that’s speculation on Gutierrez’s part. The facts are that Obama’s presidency is in deep, profound trouble. To get re-elected he needs independent voters, of whom there are millions more than there are Latino voters. Obama’s duplicity angers most independents.
Nevertheless Obama, defying the Constitution and insulting the majority of Americans who favor immigration law enforcement, has cast his lot with amnesty and open borders proponents. Obama’s gamble is a big one that he may rue come November 2012.
Joe Guzzardi has written editorial columns, mostly about immigration and related social issues, since 1986. He’s a Senior Writing Fellow for Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) and his columns are syndicated in various U.S. newspapers and websites. Contact him at JoeGuzzardi@CAPSweb.org.
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Nothing new to learn here, just more broken law. Move along please.
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GIVE US THE CHANCE TO GET AN EDUCATION AND BUILD CAREERS? IF YOU STOPED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO LIVE HERE, AND GAVE US THE PROPER TOOLS, WE TOO COULD CREATE JOBS. ALTHOUGH, THAT’S PROBABLY WHAT EVERYONE IS AFRAID OF… THAT THE MINORITY MIGHT SUCCED. IT’S A SHAME THAT HERE I AM AT 25, STILL IN SCHOOL, STILL STRUGGLING, WHILE MY PEERS HAVE ALREADY GRADUATED AND HAVE ATTAINED GREAT JOBS! I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE I WAS 4YRS OLD, OBVIOUSLY IT WAS NOT MY CHOICE! WHY WOULD YOU THINK IT’S OK TO KICK ME OUT OF WHAT HAS BEEN MY HOME FOR THE LAST 21YRS?!?!?! IGNORANCE AND INCONSIDERATION ARE UGLY THINGS PEOPLE…
How do we get him impeached?? He has committed numerous offenses. What are we waiting for? I personally am sick of hearing, ” we can’t impeach him because he is black.”. P,ease, cut me a break. Who cares anymore? He is destroying the Country I love.
Thank you
What is it going to take: Another 9-11 to close the borders !! How many “Terrorists” have cross that border. If 11 million can; how many more terrorists are in our country right now!! I know the feds say no terrorists have crossed the border; I call “BS” on that.
If we have another attack in this country by these lunatics we can bet which border they crossed to get here. Then we can start the due process!! Wake UP America!!
Precisely what type of Governor has Massachusetts got, who spends more time playing up to the illegal alien occupation of his state, then dealing with his jobless rate. Massachusetts doesn’t have the convenience of a hook-up to the ICE data bases, to query if foreign nationals are in this country lawfully. Liberal leaning Gov. Deval Patrick seems to have forgotten who is supposing to protecting–his residents. He has issued his own policy that criminal aliens or any illegal aliens in his state cannot be touched. He refused to implement the “Secure Communities” program to fingerprint criminal aliens. Instead he now has this road mayhem, when an illegal alien who allegedly (of course we must be politically correct, as directed by the Leftist zealots) killed a 23-year-old Massachusetts man in a hit-and-run accident Saturday. This is not an isolated incident as DUI (Drunk while intoxicated), hit and runs seems to be wide-spread across the country. Americans must throw out the entire pro-illegal alien activist Governors, Mayors, police chiefs and city Supervisors.
Nicolas D. Guaman, 34, of Milford, Mass, was arrested Saturday after his vehicle struck Matthew J. Denice, who was on a motorcycle, as reported by police. Guaman’s pickup truck had purportedly dragged Denice’s body a quarter-mile, the media reports. As always opponents of the “Secure Communities” program like to paint a mainly sympathetic picture of the criminals as “victims” in any kind of immigration enforcement cause. Same situation goes for E-Verify that would reduce illegal aliens, by rejecting them from jobs, which should be flowing to citizens and permanent resident. This is why unlike the Liberal extremists Democrats and even the Republican establishment core, have failed the American people dismally or intentionally in not enforcing laws already on the books. If you want to be on the ground-floor of the bloodbath that is an everyday occurrence in our nation you will find it at” American Patrol”, website. You can read the less visible news reports, that the Liberal oriented press doesn’t want you to view.
Only Alabama, Georgia and Arizona so far have had the guts to stand against the Dept of In-Justice; as we speak being taken to the judicial wall, to protect their states from the fiscal responsibility of unfunded mandates for supporting the illegal alien incursions. Americans must look for a presidential candidate, who has a exemplary grade on immigration and Rick Perry has a very poor record, as he is part of the Republican establishment. Go to “NumbersUSA” for the immigration grades of potential hopefuls?
Other areas of expertise on illegal alien statistics can be found at “NumbersUSA & the Federation of American Immigration Reform.” Another web site to be learn about the corruption in Washington D.C. and other states is “Judicial Watch” They are the opposite end of the spectrum of the communist inspired ACLU. Guaman’s first encounter with the law, was never reported to ICE, as the state is sympathetic to illegal aliens, especially Governor Patrick. On Guaman’s record are several previous citations for driving without a license and was charged in 2008 with breaking and entering and assaulting a cop in connection with a home invasion, and served probation but remained free. Served Probation? How come he wasn’t handed over to ICE and deported, which would have saved the life of Mr. Denice. This is what the Senate and House of Representative has handed us over thirty years, then trying to propose another mass amnesty. I don’t think so, nor does the TEA PARTY who is determined to stop any more Immigration Reform ideologies. No Sanctuary Cities or States like California, Nevada and Washington State. These States are under a tremendous financial strain, but the erratic Leftists will have none of it, overriding any sensible policies.
Under a conservative TEA PARTY leadership there will be no dream Acts, No Sanctuary City ordinances, no more welfare or payments for using the 14th Amendment to get a foot-hold for a green card by conceiving a baby here intentionally. Only the TEA PARTY will strictly observe the founders words has set down in the U.S. Constitution. The only immigrants to be welcomed in our sovereign nation are the highly skilled, with academic credentials. Our jails and prison system is full of criminals, from different corners of the world and like the welfare programs, the food stamps, low income housing the taxpayer foots the bill. Last year, the expenditure for foreign nationals residing in the United States was 113 Billion dollars, but climbing nationwide. Currently, there is more credence in a population number of 20 million plus foreign nationals in this country, then the Liberal media and open border activist offering their under-count. California has the heftiest burden caused by the Liberals sitting in Sacramento, then they would not be adding another $21.Billion annually and then Carson City, Nevada $1Billion dollars annually. Consider furnishing your incoherent Representatives to eradicate this plague, that will not leave until the 1986 immigration law is rigorously enforced.
The TEA PARTY doesn’t discriminate against any persons color or religion, as long their immigration status is lawful? JOHN THE TEA PARTY TO SAVE AMERICA FROM THE LEFTIST EXTREMIST TAKEOVER.
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We have gangster government in these United States of America!
Who is obeying the laws, who’s enforcing them, who’s Court will obey Our Laws and why is Our Government not doing their sworn duty? They all should be fired!