Posted on 05/09/2013 11:25:18 AM PDT by yoe
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) entered a letter from law enforcement officials nationwide warning of the dangers of the immigration bill S.744 into the judiciary committee record today.
The (letter To Congress) from the National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council of the American Federation of Government Employees Affiliated with AFL-CIO warns of the discretionary power the bill gives to “political appointees” and takes away from law enforcers:
“Congress can and must take decisive steps to limit the discretion of political appointees and empower ICE and CBP to perform their respective missions and enforce the laws enacted by Congress. Rather than limiting the power of those political appointees within DHS, S. 744 provides them with nearly unlimited discretion, which will serve only to further cripple the law enforcement missions of these agencies.”
They warn that the (Senate immigration bill) gives DHS Sec. Janet Napolitano “virtually unlimited discretion to waiver” prohibitions on obtaining legal status, such as criminal activity or previous deportation:
“This same section (Section 2101 of S. 744) gives the Secretary of Homeland Security virtually unlimited discretion to waive any manner of crimes that would otherwise make an individual ineligible for legal status––
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“The Congress writes LAW! Not suggestions to the Secretary of Homeland Security to carry out as he/she decides.”
This is also the case with ObamaCare. HHS is given virtually unlimited power.
“America — the New Byzantium.”
I probably could handle that along with the gorgeous art, civilization and trade expansion, but all we have in the US is schlock art, The Real Housewives, television pundits (which used to be a insult), Detroit and a host of other banalities.
The “Selected” is lucky we no longer engage in the Byzantine ritual of gouging eyeballs out when deposed.
An official ending to equality before the law. Vote Dumbocrap or else.
Nice Texas map but needs to include more of eastern Washington and eastern Oregon.
I would NOT trust Janet Nappy to feed & water my horses!!!
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