If he's looking to save money, why not simply stop arresting American citizens?
Posted on 05/08/2009 10:53:47 AM PDT by lewisglad
President Barack Obama has asked Congress to end federal payments to states and communities for jailing illegal immigrants as he continues along a path toward legalization of undocumented aliens.
The budget plan Obama released on Thursday would end the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP), under which states received $400 million in the current fiscal year to cover the cost of incarcerating convicts and pre-trial detainees who are illegally in the U.S.
Specifically, the SCAAP reimburses states and counties for jailer's salaries for holding illegal immigrants who are apprehended and found to have at least one felony and two misdemeanor convictions.
With states along the Mexican border hard pressed to balance their budgets, the federal cut would likely lead to reduced incarceration of illegal aliens.
Obama's Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has in fact stated that illegal immigration is really not a crime, saying in a CNN interview in April that "crossing the border is not a crime per se."
However, a statue clearly stipulates that crossing the border without authorization is a crime.
The elimination of the SCAAP is the latest sign that the Obama administration is softening the approach to illegal immigrants already in the country.
The New York Times reported in early April that Obama would draft legislation this year allowing illegal immigrants to become legal citizens.
The Times cited U.S. officials as saying that "the Obama administration favors legislation that would bring illegal immigrants into the legal system by recognizing that they violated the law, and imposing fines and other penalties to fit the offense."
Obama said in an interview with Univision Radio that he is "very committed" to immigration reform
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More deficits for California.
We could always just haul ‘em out somewhere and apply a more cost-effective measure.
The scary part is this is just the beginning..
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Damned scary.
We’ll be in a Mad Max situation in 2 years.
“The New York Times reported in early April that Obama would draft legislation this year allowing illegal immigrants to become legal citizens.”
Yes, he will. And how many members of “We the People”/The National Council for a New America will support Obama’s efforts?
http://republicanwhip.house.gov/WeThePeople/
Looks like Obama will do this mostly under stealth and dark of night, health care ‘reform’/ amnesty ‘path to citizenship/ gay marraige etc.
This is why some of us warned last fall, just how dangerous Obama is. That reality is even scaring those of us who were prepared for the worst. This goes well beyond that level and into something truly evil.
If he's looking to save money, why not simply stop arresting American citizens?
If they do this, which I'm 100% opposed to, then they should release from incarceration all Americans who are currently serving time for either a non-violent crime or a non-sex related crime, and then impose a fine to satisfy the balance of their sentences.
Put ‘em in buses. Time all the buses to arrive in DC at the same time. Once they get to the Capitol, kick ‘em outa the buses.
How about ACORN? LOL
Can we pay for the ammo to shoot them?
Bad idea.
Obobo would appoint them all to high level government jobs.
On second thought, that might be an improvement...
Imagine the news coverage though! Thousands and thousands of illegal criminals running around DC. Robbin’ rapin’, lootin’!
Oh wait! It’s that way already!
You’ll only get cash if they vote Democrat. :)
So felony Illegals are supposed to be Deported after serving prison sentence.....send ‘em to ICE.
what is the difference between sending / releasing Gitmo prisoners to USA -or- Criminal Illegals being set free here ?
What is he trying to do? Extraordinary generosity toward enemies & parasites, and downright hostility & abuse of the only people who, truly, can maintain the framework of this nation. Eviscerating our international influence, and undermining everything needed to support his socialism/fascism/greenism, just can’t get him anywhere he wants to go save power for power’s sake (a la Kim Jong Il: total control of nothing worth controlling). I’m pretty good at comprehending bizzare motivations, but this one has me stumped.
So, don’t incarcerate them... Just deport them.
Shouldn’t we be deporting them, anyway?
OK, maybe I’m a bit slow.
Yep, they arrest a guy with a bumper sticker while they let murderers, crooks and thieves loose.
Every illegal alien is another potential anti-white voter. And if people haven’t figured out that this is a big motivation for everything that Obama does, they are deluding themselves.
FTA:”Specifically, the SCAAP reimburses states and counties for jailer’s salaries for holding illegal immigrants who are apprehended and found to have at least one felony and two misdemeanor convictions.”
So, these are not just the “law-abiding illegals,” to use W’s favorite oxymormon. They are criminal illegals.
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