Posted on 06/21/2011 1:45:38 PM PDT by jazusamo
In a first for any administration, President Obama has implemented a new system to spare a myriad of illegal immigrants from removal by authorizing—and encouraging—low-level field officers to block deportations by using an outrageously broad list of exemptions.
The unprecedented program will allow droves of undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. by drastically expanding factors that can be considered to exercise “prosecutorial discretion.” That’s when agencies get to decide to what degree they enforce certain laws against particular individuals.
Beginning this week, federal immigration officers, attorneys and other officials can cancel the removal of an illegal immigrant that is breast feeding or pregnant, has pursued an education in the U.S., has a relative in the military, has ties and contributions to the community or a U.S.-born child (anchor baby), to name a few. A “person’s length of presence in the U.S.” will also strengthen their case to stay.
The new prosecutorial discretion guidelines are outlined in a memo issued a few days ago by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton. For the first time ever, employees from field agents to senior officials are empowered to apply the ridiculously broad criteria to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation.
Morton encourages ICE officers, agents and attorneys to quickly consider prosecutorial discretion for illegal immigrants who meet the new benchmarks instead of waiting for their advocate or counsel to “request a favorable exercise of discretion." He claims in the memo that this will “preserve government resources.”
Clearly, this is the Obama Administration’s latest effort to fulfill a secret amnesty plan in case Congress doesn’t pass legislation to legalize the nation’s 12 million undocumented immigrants. Earlier this year political appointees at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), issued a directive to enact “meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action.”
That plan includes delaying deportation indefinitely (“deferred action”), granting green cards, allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. indefinitely while they seek legal status (known as “parole in place”) and expanding the definition of “extreme hardships” so any illegal alien could meet the criteria and remain in the country.
Judicial Watch has sued the Department of Homeland Security to obtain records detailing the stealth amnesty plan because the agency has ignored a federal public records request that dates back to July 2010.
You hit the crux of Zer0’s thing, he thinks he can do exactly as he pleases and no one can stop him. So far the bastard has been pretty successful.
when governments decide which laws to enforce and which laws to ignore, citizens should be free to decide which laws to obey and which to ignore.
This isn’t the United Nations.
We need to get an American elected to the Presidency next time.
I know there hasn’t been a president in my lifetime that has ignored the rule of law like Zer0 has and is. I doubt there’s been one in the history of the Republic.
Laws are for the common people (((ping))) for later.
Ping!
Yep. With something like 44% of the u.S. voters saying he is doing ok in the leadership dept. I can see how he believes that.
And such believing, combined with impending elections leads to over-reaching.
The more he over-reaches, the more the other 56% come to understand what he really is.
Unemployment.
Crushing debt.
Loss of standing in the world.
Loss of the future for our kids.
A real piece of work, little Ø'Bammy.
His Irish roots have root-rot.
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Impeach this SOB.
This turd has to be flushed down the toilet in November 2012
- If the person has been driving your stolen vehicle to school for the past six months, then they should be allowed to keep your vehicle. Even issue them a 'student registration'! They can drop it off at your house when it needs maintenance!
- If the person driving your stolen vehicle is pregnant, then they get to keep you vehicle until the baby is born, or graduates from high school, or whatever!
- If the person driving your stolen vehicle has a relative in the same household that legally owns their own vehicle, then the thief gets to keep your vehicle.
These things are a reasonable as what our government is doing with illegal aliens!
More voters to replace ACORN.
keep the terrorists and drug dealers here.
keep the terrorists and drug dealers here.
“Beginning this week, federal immigration officers, attorneys and other officials can cancel the removal of an illegal immigrant that is breast feeding or pregnant, has pursued an education in the U.S., has a relative in the military, has ties and contributions to the community or a U.S.-born child (anchor baby), to name a few. A “person’s length of presence in the U.S.” will also strengthen their case to stay.”
Or breathing!
Communits c**ck s**king S*ons of b**ches!
“Why not just bribe the immigration officials?”
That costs money - under this plan everybody qualifies for free.
Do any of the GOP POTUS candidates care about this amnesty by fiat? I'll take a wild guess and say "damned few." I don't think they want GOP primary voters to know too much about what they really would do about illegals (if anything).
“Exactly. About all it excludes is murder, felony assault and bank robbery.”
Those can move to San Francisco and receive sanctuary and benefits.
Perry just ought to ignore any of this bullshit from DC and fly the planes anyway.
Nobody is going to 'enforce' a Texas "no-fly" zone, and Perry would be propelled to the top of the Republican Presidential list! ......................... FRegards
Protecting one of the groups composing “The Divine One’s” constituency; i.e. illegal Mexicans who are or soon will be registered to vote.
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