Posted on 02/07/2015 10:45:24 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Since 2009, the Obama administration issued roughly 5.5 million work permits to non-citizens beyond what Congress has authorized, according to recently-released documents that critics of U.S. policy say reveals a "shadow" or "parallel" immigration system stifling wages and taking jobs from Americans.
The information was obtained by the conservative-leaning Center for Immigration Studies through a Freedom of Information Act request and has prompted Alabama GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions to call for an investigation.
"This request has unearthed the operation of a shadow immigration system previously unknown to the American public," said Sessions, one of Capitol Hill's most outspoken critics of President Obama's immigration policy. "A full investigation is warranted."
Congress authorized an estimated 5 million green cards and 3.5 million guest worker permits during the 2009-2014 period, in additional to the 5.5 million issued additionally by administration action, a Senate staffer said Wednesday.
Jessica Vaughn, the study author and the center's director of policy studies, argues the administration has discovered the power to issue work permits outside the limits set by Congress and that it has become "the vehicle" for Obama’s executive actions -- in which he has offered deferred deportation to millions of people now in the country illegally.
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Time for a DougFromUpland missive on “There Used to be a Nation” using “There Used to be a Ballpark”
I do no know that.
re:”Is there any evidence that they are all screened for medical issues? Does anyone know the answer to this? “
Of course they aren’t screened for medical issues. That would be racist and un-compassionate.
Do we know how many people are coming over the border now, or ignoring their visit limits because such action is reward now? Are these figures a State Secret now? There is tremendous added incentive for half of Latin America to head for the border and maybe half the third world generally. And they have good reason to think that they will all be citizens in a short time if they just get here and can enjoy the bounty of the American welfare system which will be rolled out for them on a grander scale than for Americans.
Employers can always ignore the papers.....plenty of Americans can take the place of Illegals with Work Permits printed on toilet paper.
Grass Roots need another Tea Party, throwing work permits back over the Mexican Border.
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