Democrats Attack Trump For Enforcing Their Own Immigration Law

Investor's Business Daily ^ | 2/22/2017 | Staff

[IBD editorial writer]

Immigration: The deportation rules announced this week by Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly were greeted with the expected outrage from the usual suspects. But since when is enforcing the law a crime?

In this case, the law that Kelly plans to enforce is the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which was approved by 52 Democrats in the Senate and 202 Democrats in the House in a Democrat-controlled Congress and was signed into law by President Johnson, a Democrat.

That hasn't stopped today's Democrats from decrying the DHS memo as obscene and horribly un-American.

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez says the policies described in Kelly's memo are "xenophobic." Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a "mass deportation plan … to round up and quickly deport anyone who is undocumented." He said Democrats would oppose it and "continue fighting for what is right."

[wastedyears]

If it wasn’t for double standards, they wouldn’t have any standards at all.

[epluribus_2]

I guess they like their mass importation plan better than their mass deportation plan.

[grania]

This is all fun, in a civilization-ending kind of way (sarcasm). All of these things that were voted for or not changed. One can only assume that's because the DC crowd makes decisions to win elections, with absolutely no intent to enforce them.

How come the 'pubs haven't yet passed the anti-Obamacare laws they passed numerous times, when they knew Obama would veto them? What about enthusiastic support for the Wall, which has been law for decades? etc ad nauseum.

I'm wondering if a long, hot summer is avoidable. Too many maniacs are fueling the fire, totally unwilling to accept that elections have consequences. If "our" pols hold back on campaign promises, we're going to have to get vocal, too. We have no choice.

[euram]

To the Soros/DNC/media axis, the law is the crime and must be disobeyed, and the crime (illegal immigration) must be honored and should be treated as if it is the law. They don’t want ANY law they disagree with on a political basis to be enforced.

[New Jersey Realist]

Here’s what to do about these Refugee Cities. Since they care so much about criminals and don’t think criminals should be punished for breaking the law, perhaps the President should release all federal prisoners and have them live in those cities until they are rehabilitated.

[Liz]

DEMOCRATS ARE REALLY EXCITED OVER THE PROSPECT
OF MASSIVE AFRICAN MUSLIM MIGRATION INTO THE US
IF CONG KEITH ELLISON GETS THE DNC JOB.

There's 350,000 Somalis camped out on the Kenyan border.

FR LINK Then-Senator Barack Obama in Kenya --- Obama and Odinga: The True Story
African Press Intl | 8/8/08 | Paul Abeles / FR Posted on ‎6‎/‎10‎/‎2008‎ ‎10‎:‎48‎:‎41‎ ‎PM by truthandlife

Then-Sen Obama (Kenya native) supported this Somali Muslim--Mohamed Abdi---in his bid for election to the Kenya Parliament. Mohamed Abdi was NOT elected.

A dual national, Somali Muslim Mohamed Abdi was active in the Keith Ellison Congressional campaign in the US.

[Liz]

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[gattaca]

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[oldvirginian]

“the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which was approved by 52 Democrats in the Senate and 202 Democrats in the House in a Democrat-controlled Congress and was signed into law by President Johnson, a Democrat.”

So they were for it before they were against it?
Democrats give me headaches.

[Texas resident]

Mr. Kelly ought to point out that dimrats love to enforce IRS laws and abortion laws, but not laws that protect the very country they live in.

[Lady Heron]

Democrats refuse to follow American laws they voted for becomes a great political way to defeat them in the next election. People do not want a lawless party over them....to scary.

[HarleyD]

The purpose of laws these days is not to enforce them but to put them in place so that the ruling party can selectively use them when they need them.

[FiddlePig]

I’ve observed for years that “Law” to “Liberals” is to be used as a weapon against their political opponents (enemies)… these same “Liberals” (quotes designate they are really authoritarian)… see no obligation to follow any law the don’t like (i.e. “Sanctuary cities”), even if they passed it! This leads not to “rule of law”, but rule of FORCE. Modern ”Liberals” are most illiberal in practice. Their “protests” and actions are not only un-Constitutional but anti-Constitutional.

[Grampa Dave]

In this case, the law that Kelly plans to enforce is the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, which was approved by 52 Democrats in the Senate and 202 Democrats in the House in a Democrat-controlled Congress and was signed into law by President Johnson, a Democrat.

That hasn't stopped today's Democrats from decrying the DHS memo as obscene and horribly un-American.