Posted on 08/18/2011 7:38:29 PM PDT by 11th_VA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) responded sharply to today's White House announcement that it will essentially halt enforcement against illegal aliens who have not been convicted of criminal offenses. Today's move by the Obama administration amounts to an administrative amnesty and a sweeping overhaul of the nation's immigration policy without approval by Congress, charged FAIR. The announcement was posted on the White House website.
Under the guise of setting priorities for immigration enforcement, White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Cecilia Munoz lays out entire classes of illegal aliens who will no longer be subject to enforcement. The plan entails dropping existing cases and taking "steps to keep low-priority cases out of the deportation pipeline in the first place," Munoz writes.
"Today's policy announcement clearly demonstrates the Obama administration's defiance of both the constitutional separation of powers and the will of the American public in its relentless effort to gain amnesty for illegal aliens," stated Dan Stein, president of FAIR. "From the outset, the administration has refused to enforce many immigration laws, essentially placing its own political agenda ahead of its constitutional responsibilities to carry out laws enacted by Congress. It has also acted aggressively to prevent state governments from implementing laws aimed at discouraging illegal immigration, including filing lawsuits against Arizona and Alabama.
"Supporters of comprehensive and targeted amnesties for illegal aliens have consistently failed to win approval by Congress or gain support from the American public," Stein noted. "Having failed in the legislative process, the Obama administration has simply decided to usurp Congress's constitutional authority and implement an amnesty program for millions of illegal aliens."
The announcement seemingly comes in response to growing demands from illegal alien advocates that the administration exercise broad discretionary powers not to enforce laws against entire classes of people who are in the country illegally. "In spite of repeated statements from President Obama himself that he lacks the constitutional authority to implement an amnesty by executive fiat, the administration is now doing precisely that," said Stein.
"This step by the White House amounts to a complete abrogation of the President's duty to enforce the laws of the land and a huge breach of the public trust. Never, in the history of federal immigration enforcement, has an administration willfully and so egregiously usurped Congress's and the people's role to decide immigration issues. In essence, the administration has declared that U.S. immigration is now virtually unlimited to anyone willing to try to enter and only those who commit violent felonies after arrival are subject to enforcement. This is not the nation's immigration law," concluded Stein.
The Inequality Reduction Jobs Program
Obamas jobs plan is a National Infrastructure Bank with projects tied to inequality reduction
"Inequality reduction?" Is that the new euphemism for "universal affirmative action?"
Affirmative Action on steroids?
Affirmative Action X 1000?
Everybody's going to belong to the Federal Employees' Union and never lose his job?
Whites need not apply?
Win The Future?
WTF??
According to that logic, the "president," on American soil, can pardon every muslim mass murderer, every foreign spy bent on sabotaging the economy, every domestic and foreign terrorist, and it's all cool?
He can skate?
When do things rise to the level of High Crimes and Misdemeanors?
Ping!
They won’t be able to vote, will they!?
Not so fast, Skippy!
Let's take a closer look at the process.
Can we just take a look at that "Pardon?"
There is something profoundly unsettling (and I suspect unconstitutional) about a blanket pardon where each individual to be pardoned cannot be identified.
...but upon the condition, nevertheless, that every such person shall take and subscribe the following oath, (or affirmation,) and thenceforward keep and maintain said oath inviolate; and which oath shall be registered for permanent preservation, and shall be of the tenor and effect following, to wit:
I, ______, do solemnly swear, (or affirm,) in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the union of the States thereunder; and that I will, in like manner, abide by, and faithfully support all laws, and proclamations which have been made during the existing rebellion with reference to the emancipation of slaves. So help me God.
The following classes of persons are excepted from the benefits of this Proclamation:---
Ever officer and soldier covered by the proclamation was identified in the records of the Confederate Army : Name, age, place of residence etc.
It seems to me that, if such a blanket pardon as Hussein is contemplating is to be legal, every individual qualifying for such pardon must be idenfied, preferably before the fact, or 20 million additional criminals will suddenly appear.
Every illegal alien must sign up for the pardon first : Name, Place of birth, age and address of permanent residence.
Mexican residences need not apply.
Any Constitutional scholars care to comment?
Amnesty for illegals undermines the framework and foundation of law. It violates the Federal government’s constitutional obligation to protect the country.
Great slogan. Even without the question mark we all know what it means.
Now this borders on treason. Obama is doing so much damage to this country it has become a national emergency to make sure he is defeated.
It already was, in Fast & Furious.
The question isn’t really “why” anymore, it’s “when”?
Here is the cold, hard fact about Obama and the Ruling Class.
Obama is a hardcore Leftist
Obama is a Muslim
Obama want to see the US fail for enslaving Africans, killing Native Americans and fighting the Muslims in the Middle East.
He wants Americans to suffer the way people suffer/suffered in Africa, South America, Asia, Europe...think of WW II Germany, Maoist China, Stalin’s USSR, Eva Peron, Noriega, Mexico, on and on...
He wants to starve us then kill us.
It’s not a joke, he hates this nation.
It will be a nasty endeavor, but he could enlist a foreign nation to help with terror and China or Russia to add muscle.
If we get Perry, get ready for more amnesty.
We need 3 good generals. This is the only way to stop this tyranny. When will they step forward and remove the crooks and tyrants?
Im betting that will be the Oct surpise. Voting rights for illegals. You dont think they will executive order that shit in? They already can stay unless they are violent. All the while we all sit back and do not a damn thing about it. Pubs wont do anything, Tea Party just talks, its getting time for more before we lose our way of life forever.
Agreed ... and to what end or degree? Thinking, as you are, why and what are answered. When is the question. Thinking from myself is middle of 2012, or shortly after their king zer0 is defeated at the polls.
My thought on this is sometimes the warning must go out first. Think Paul Revere. Then the preparing, and waiting begin. The waiting is the difficult party. Thus prepare and wait.
party = part.
It should be the states call, all should have balanced budget amendments and let the federal g be our slave as it was intended to be..
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