Posted on 07/01/2010 8:47:37 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Tomorrow's address by President Obama on immigration policy at American University will likely be an attempt to convince the American public that the price of securing the nation's borders must be amnesty for millions of illegal aliens and vastly increased levels of future immigration to the United States. These demands amount to extortion of the American people and their interests in pursuit of the Obama administration's political goals, claims the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR).
"Since taking office, the Obama administration has overtly held enforcement of immigration law hostage to their political goal of mass amnesty and immigration on demand," stated Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "The administration has systematically dismantled nearly all aspects of U.S. immigration enforcement, and is aggressively attacking state and local enforcement strategies implemented to fill the void left by the federal government."
The president is also likely to invoke "humanitarian" pleas, arguing that enforcement of U.S. immigration laws would create hardships on illegal aliens and their families. Such assertions are a radical departure from legal jurisprudence which, in all other circumstances, holds the people who break laws responsible for consequences to themselves or family members.
As the president speaks about this important policy tomorrow, there are key issues that need to be addressed, says FAIR:
* Why isn't the Obama administration addressing needed upgrades in border security that the president himself acknowledges, even in the absence of the sweeping legislation he is seeking?
* In addition to the expected federal suit against Arizona, why is the Obama administration tying the hands of state and local governments that attempt to enforce immigration laws?
* How can the Obama administration justify amnesty for 13 million, or more, illegal aliens at a time when some 25 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed?
* How would the Obama administration ensure the integrity of the amnesty process when high level officials at DHS have stated that such a policy would create "the mother of all backlogs"?
* How would state and local governments cope with costs associated with the legalization of millions of illegal aliens who will likely continue to be low wage earners who must be heavily subsidized?
"After systematically gutting immigration enforcement for the past 18 months, what we hear from the White House is that the only way to fix our immigration policy is to capitulate to amnesty and de facto open borders," charged Stein. "President Obama owes it to the American people to explain why, in his administration, the interests of illegal aliens and cheap labor employers are consistently championed at the expense of law-abiding citizens and even at great risk to homeland security.
"Amnesty for illegal aliens and open borders are not just this administration's top immigration priority; they are the administration's only immigration priority. The president's refusal to exercise his constitutional responsibilities, coupled with his aggressive attempts to prevent state and local governments from enforcing immigration laws, make it very clear that the administration will go to any length to achieve their political objectives," Stein concluded.
His lips are moving. must be lying
The Mexicans want their portion of the U.S. back before we are totally globalized.
What, he got his mug on tv AGAIN?
So Jews fleeing Hitler is same to him as ... Mexicans and islamics “fleeing” nations with whom Zero is very cozy with?
He is truly talking from where his a$S is at.
THis is another budget burden on us. Nope, you and I are labeled as evil by this speech, labeled as evil if we demand the respect and budget/burden of proof on illegals.
These same illegals are basicaly now rulling us and winning over us in perception. ANd, once legalized, will get government jobs and weapons to send us to the death camps.
I have seen it in Affirmative Action throughout and this is how he got in power himself too. Pedophiles and drug pushers are gaining.
He’s on more than Judge Judy and Oprah, combined!
I’m burning up my remote by changing channels so fast when I see his mug.
The only good thing about this speech as Obambi reminded everyone what a two-faced scoundrel John McCain is.
I don’t know how I stomached it but I watched the moron’s entire speech. Talk about out of touch with reality.
He needs to be deported along with the 15 - 30 million other illegal aliens.
Other presidents have done it. Eisenhower, Truman & Hoover have each deported millions of the leeches so our troops coming home could have jobs.
They were real presidents, patriotic men, not spineless imposters.
Did you notice the illegal alien count has now gone DOWN to “11 million”? After being at “12 million” for about 8 years?
And if I’m not quick enough on the draw with my remote, I stick my fingers in my ears and say, “I can’t HEAR you.”
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