Something like this happened with Governor Perry when he tried to enact Operation Linebacker which would have put the National Guard on the Texas border and give them the authority to arrest illegals. DHS stopped him and said it was not the State’s jurisdiction. (of course, Gov Perry is blamed for not doing anything because of this..)
Amnesty legislation is currently being drafted according to Obozo at his Mexico press conference in August, and the bills will be unleashed against America in 2010.
“I would anticipate that before the year is out we will have draft legislation along with sponsors ... when we come back next year, that we should be in a position to start acting.”
More verbatim comments below:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/world/americas/11prexy.text.html?_r=1&ref=americas&pagewanted=all
Published: August 10, 2009
Following is a transcript of the news conference held on Monday by President Obama, President Felipe Calderón of Mexico, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada in Guadalajara, Mexico, as released by the White House.
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Now, I’ve got a lot on my plate, and it’s very important for us to sequence these big initiatives in a way where they don’t all just crash at the same time. And what we’ve said is in the fall when we come back, we’re going to complete health care reform. We still have to act on energy legislation that has passed the House, but the Senate, I’m sure, is going to have its own ideas about how it wants to approach it. We still have financial regulatory reform that has to get done because we don’t want a situation in which irresponsible actions in the global financial markets can precipitate another crisis. That’s a pretty big stack of bills.
Fortunately, what we’ve been able to do is to begin meeting with both Democrats and Republicans from the House and the Senate. Secretary Napolitano is coordinating these discussions, and I would anticipate that before the year is out we will have draft legislation along with sponsors potentially in the House and the Senate who are ready to move this forward, and when we come back next year, that we should be in a position to start acting.
Now, am I going to be able to snap my fingers and get this done? No. This is going to be difficult; it’s going to require bipartisan cooperation. There are going to be demagogues out there who try to suggest that any form of pathway for legalization for those who are already in the United States is unacceptable. And those are fights that I’d have to have if my poll numbers are at 70 or if my poll numbers are at 40. That’s just the nature of the U.S. immigration debate.
But ultimately, I think the American people want fairness. And we can create a system in which you have strong border security, we have an orderly process for people to come in, but we’re also giving an opportunity for those who are already in the United States to be able to achieve a pathway to citizenship so that they don’t have to live in the shadows, and their children and their grandchildren can have a full participation in the United States. So I’m confident we can get it done.
Catch is that Sheriff Joe has told DHS to pound sand. He is arresting and detaining based on his own authority under the law in Arizona. This is a guy to admire
And still, the citizens do nothing. It’s been time to act for over 70 years. We all just bend over and take it.
I think Beck is talking about this, now.
The sheriff should start arresting DHS punks for obstruction.
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If a crime is committed in his county, then he not only has every right to go after the perpetrators, but he has a duty to do so in order to portect the people of his county.
Local officials should ignore this “law” and do what is necessary to protect American citizens from thugs. Lease buses and take illegals to the border. Force them across at gunpoint if required. The American people would be solidly behind them all the way.
“Fellow Freepers, this is happening right under our noses and is getting very little press. Keep your eyes open because Obama is moving ahead making illegals US citizens. “
devane617, way too many freepers don’t give a damn and have fought tooth and nail against anyone who tried to stop this invasion spiraling us down to a 3rd world hell hole.
They like their cheap nannies more than their fellow citizens.
HOPE THEY’RE HAPPY!