Posted on 08/02/2010 6:26:10 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Obama administration's way to deal with the problem of illegal immigration is to declare it legal. This is the upshot of an 11-page memo from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) about "Administrative alternatives to comprehensive immigration reform." As the title suggests, it is a compendium of backdoor measures the executive branch claims it can take without having to deal with pesky things like congressional authorization.
The Obama administration is seeking to "reduce the threat of removal" for "individuals present in the United States without authorization," employing the latest euphemism for illegal aliens. The fact that the government considers removal of people who have crossed the border illegally a "threat" is noteworthy; USCIS apparently considers its statutory obligation to take action against illegal immigration more of a menace than the outlaw migrants themselves.
The memo goes into great detail regarding the numerous ways USCIS could "legally" keep illegals inside the country, including "parole in place," "notices to appear" and "deferred action." Such actions are usually employed on a case-by-case basis, not en masse. "Deferred action" - or simply not doing anything, as the name suggests - has gained the most attention, since the memo states it is "theoretically possible to grant deferred action to an unrestricted number of unlawfully present individuals" and that this may be "extended indefinitely." However, bureaucrats also suggest that the use of deferred action on this scale "would likely be controversial." That's an understatement.
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Liberals have been dying to grant amnesty and they will use any means to make it happen.
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Silly me, I always was under the apparently mistaken assumption that in this country, congress passes laws declaring what is legal and illegal and establishing penalties for violation, the executive branch enforces those laws, and the courts adjudicate disputes about those enforcement actions. If Obama can simply completely sidestep the other two branches of government with a stroke of a pen, we might as well lay off all the worthies in the legislative and judicial branch and declare The One dictator for life.
What amazes me is that DHS openly says that deportation itself is the threat, not the illegals being deported. It just shows whose side they are on (i.e. not ours).
I just can’t imagine that the Mexicans that came here legally support all of this nonesense.
I talked to both of them yesterday. They don’t. ;>)
I talked to both of them yesterday. They don’t. ;>)
Just a thought. Isn’t it amazing how the Obama Administration just continues on their Leftist course day in and day out in spite of the fact the people of this Nation have broken all records of arms, and ammunition purchases since his inauguration?
I find that very interesting.
By any means necessary. The Malcolm X motto is now taken by the Obama administration. These guys will not be removed from power by mere ballots or votes. No sir, they intend to stay no matter what.
Not much doubt in my mind you’re correct. Obama and his appointed thugs started right out ignoring and breaking laws, it’ll only get worse.
It’s pretty easy to understand.
God created our world with certain things being right and good and according to His will.
God’s enemy seeks to reverse and pervert ALL of those things. Those who work for God’s enemy will also seek to do exactly that.
There is nothing that is good, right, and according to what we’d call common sense that they will not seek to pervert, reverse, oppose, and turn on its head.
“Not much doubt in my mind you’re correct. Obama and his appointed thugs started right out ignoring and breaking laws, it’ll only get worse.”
A few days ago Karl Rove was on Hannity. Hannity asked him about Obama pushing orders instead of legislation for amnesty.
He didn’t say it was wrong, or illegal, or even bad...he just said he didn’t think they could get away with it. IF he thought they could, he and Bush and Norquist would have done the same thing years ago. They had a congress that would have stopped it....Obama doesn’t.
I hope Rove is right about not being able to get away with it and you’re probably right about them not trying it for the same reason.
It’s down right maddening to hear people not strongly condemn legislating by the Executive branch.
Just look at how many things these days are down right maddening. I tell ya jaz, the boil on Uncle Sam's ass is getting ready to pop!
...and it's gonna hurt like aitchEdoubleL.
Totally agree it’s going to hurt.
It’s been happening for some time but Obama and thugs have greatly sped up the time of bursting.
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