Obama’s budget a blow to immigrant enforcers

he Washington Times ^ | April 11, 2013 | Stephen Dinan

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President Obama’s budget would rewrite the federal government’s interior immigration enforcement priorities, cutting funding for states that try to help enforce immigration laws and scaling back the number of immigrants the federal government will detain while they await deportation.

He sent the proposal to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, at a time when congressional lawmakers are trying to write a broad immigration bill to bolster border security and interior enforcement, and to screen millions of illegal immigrants who could gain legal status under the legislation.

All of that will cost money, but Mr. Obama’s budget cuts overall funding for the Homeland Security Department. It particularly trims interior enforcement initiatives, such as the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, which has widespread support among members of Congress

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano defended her budget to Congress on Thursday. She told a House spending panel that she is doing the best she can within a tight budget framework but can’t guarantee that her agency can enforce all the laws it has been delegated to carry out...Now illegals by the millions will show up now that they understand America is broke and they will not be detained.I never thought I'd live to see the gov claim.......We can’t guarantee that the agency can enforce all the laws it has been delegated to carry out.

[mrsmel]

But they can make new gun laws that they’ll definitely find time and money to enforce on law-abiding citizens. They don’t enforce them on criminals, true enough-Chicago is infamous. But the criminals are a protected class anyway.

[Graewoulf]

Hmmmmmmmmm, - - - - ? Maybe Janet P. is telling us that WE too can pick and choose which laws that WE want to obey?

[Graewoulf]

Correction: Janet P. = Janet N.