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Sessions, Cruz Blast Admin. for Not Revealing Immigration Histories of Terrorists in U.S.
Breitbart ^ | 11/117/15 | Caroline May

Posted on 11/17/2015 6:44:10 PM PST by VinL

Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) are slamming the Obama administration for failing to provide detailed immigration histories for 72 terrorists identified last year.

“More than three months [after we sent our letter] the Administration has not provided immigration details on a single one of the 72 [terrorists identified in our letter],” the pair said in a joint statement.

On August 12, Sessions, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, and Cruz Chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, dispatched a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and Secretary of State Kerry requesting specific information about the 72 identified individuals connected to terrorism by September 4.

“According to publicly available information, a disproportionately large number of these individuals are foreign-born immigrants admitted to the United States – and in many cases, are immigrants who naturalized after admission. An additional number are the children of foreign migrants,” they said.

While the letter asked for “basic immigration and family immigration information” about each individual identified, Sessions and Cruz — a Republican candidate for the president — charge the administration has not provided a single detail about any of them.

“It is quite telling that this Administration – which seems to have unlimited resources to circumvent our immigration laws and further its executive amnesties – cannot find the time or resources to provide timely answers to these simple questions,” they said.

Sessions and Cruz highlighted the failure to respond to their letter in the context of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and the Obama administration’s continuation of plans to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from “from unstable areas of the world.” That, they said, “reveals a flagrant ... (snip)

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KEYWORDS: complicitgop; cruz; noaccountability; notransparency; treason
Sessions and Cruz-- A list.
1 posted on 11/17/2015 6:44:10 PM PST by VinL
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To: VinL

Treat them like sex offenders? Let the whole neighborhood know when they move in.


2 posted on 11/17/2015 6:50:54 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: VinL

This illegal lack of accountability has gone beyond the pale. Time to start a string of impeachment proceedings. I don’t know the process, but i am certain one exists.


3 posted on 11/17/2015 6:50:55 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: VinL

Thankfully Sessions & Cruz are sticking with this.


4 posted on 11/17/2015 6:51:13 PM PST by FourPeas ("Conservatism's worked every time it's been tried." -Rush)
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To: VinL
OBAMA: "WHAT I'M NOT INTERESTED IN DOING IS POSING OR PURSUING SOME NOTION OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP OR AMERICA WINNING:"

0bama is not an American, he does not love America, he is not upholding his oath of office.

5 posted on 11/17/2015 6:51:31 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: VinL

How about... :

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)82% and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-
TX)97% are slamming the Obama administration for failing
to provide detailed immigration histories for 72 terrorists identified last year.

“More than three months [after we sent our letter] the Administration has not provided immigration details on a single one of the 72 [terrorists identified in our letter],” the pair said in a joint statement.

On August 12, Sessions, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, and Cruz Chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts, dispatched a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, and Secretary of State John Kerry requesting specific information about the 72 identified individuals connected to terrorism by September 4.

“According to publicly available information, a disproportionately large number of these individuals are foreign-born immigrants admitted to the United States - and in many cases, are immigrants who naturalized after admission. An additional number are the children of foreign migrants,” they said.

While the letter asked for “basic immigration and family immigration information” about each individual identified, Sessions and Cruz — a Republican candidate for the president — charge the administration has not provided a single detail about any of them.

“It is quite telling that this Administration - which seems to have unlimited resources to circumvent our immigration laws and further its executive amnesties - cannot find the time or resources to provide timely answers to these simple questions,” they said.

Sessions and Cruz highlighted the failure to respond to their letter in the context of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris and the Obama administration’s continuation of plans to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from “from unstable areas of the world.” That, they said, “reveals a flagrant ...

(thought I would clean it up a bit for everyone)


6 posted on 11/17/2015 6:52:23 PM PST by Utilizer (Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the muzlims trying to kill them)
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To: VinL

Some information

http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/americanattacks.htm

HOORAY Sessions
HOORAY Cruz


7 posted on 11/17/2015 7:24:41 PM PST by PGalt
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To: VinL

Names

http://hstrial-rocketsredglare.homestead.com/-Misunderstanders—Roster.html?_=1438663448952


8 posted on 11/17/2015 7:29:00 PM PST by PGalt
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To: PGalt
Game Set Match

Caught lying

9 posted on 11/17/2015 8:23:34 PM PST by scooby321
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