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Obama Allots $19 Mil to Register Immigrant Voters
Judicial Watch ^ | April 18, 2016

Posted on 04/18/2016 9:52:01 AM PDT by jazusamo

A year after President Obama launched his Task Force on New Americans the administration is injecting it with a $19 million infusion so it can achieve its key initiative of registering new voters that will likely support Democrats in the upcoming election. Officially, this is being described as enhancing pathways to naturalization by offering immigrants free citizenship instruction, English, U.S. history and civics courses. The cash is being distributed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the Homeland Security agency that oversees lawful immigration, and the obvious goal is to register more immigrant voters because they tend to be Democrat.

Otherwise a Democrat commander-in-chief and his open-borders Domestic Policy Director wouldn’t be operating such a costly project. Judicial Watch wrote about the new task force last April, reporting that its chair is none other than Cecilia Muñoz, the former vice president of the powerful open borders group National Council of La Raza (NCLR). Obama recruited Muñoz to be White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs then promoted her to the more powerful and prestigious post of Domestic Policy Director. That gives her tremendous influence as the president’s top adviser on domestic issues as well as the White House official in charge of coordinating and supervising the execution of domestic policy. As head of the Task Force on New Americans Muñoz recruited like-minded leaders from various agencies—including the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, State, Education, Transportation and Health—to brainstorm about ways to empower immigrants.

Executing this mission will cost American taxpayers a chunk of change to provide immigrants and refugees with free “citizenship preparation” programs the administration claims will “strengthen civic, economic and linguistic integration” and “build strong and welcoming communities.” The allocation was announced this month by USCIS, which has dedicated large sums over the years to similar causes. The money usually goes to various leftist groups that help lawful permanent residents prepare for naturalization. In fiscal year 2016, however, the agency is recruiting new groups by offering them a piece of the multi-million-dollar pie. “We intend to award about $1 million to first-time recipients in the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program for fiscal year 2016,” the agency’s grant announcement states. “If you represent one of these organizations, or know of an interested organization, we strongly encourage that organization to consider applying. Additionally, another $9 million will fund programs that provide both citizenship instruction and instruction and naturalization application services.”

The administration brags about spending millions in recent years to support the quality work of organizations that play a vital role in helping residents prepare for naturalization, but seems to acknowledge this year is special and therefore more money will be dedicated to the cause. Read between the lines; presidential election. The extra cash “will help nonprofits establish new citizenship instruction programs or expand the quality and reach of existing ones,” the agency writes. “Examples of eligible organizations include private, nonprofit organizations such as civic, community and faith-based organizations; adult education organizations; and volunteer and literacy organizations. A separate funding opportunity will award approximately $9 million to public or nonprofit organizations that prepare permanent residents for citizenship by offering both citizenship instruction and naturalization application services.”

This is only a small part of the new task force’s mission. Practically every federal agency will participate in this effort by contributing resources and creating programs to help immigrants. For example the Department of Labor (DOL) will implement “new workforce programs” for the “new Americans” and the Department of Education will promote “funding opportunities” to assure that the immigrants “are provided the tools they need to succeed.” The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will collaborate with other agencies to release a career and credentialing toolkit on “immigrant-focused career-pathways programs.” The Department of Justice (DOJ) and USCIS will make sure the new Americans have worker rights and protections, the task force says, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will launch a two-year pilot to assure that non English speakers have “meaningful access to housing programs” subsidized by American taxpayers.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; aliens; ceciliamunoz; citizenship; dhs; doj; election2016; illegalimmigration; immigrants; immigration; judicialwatch; jw; laraza; newyork; obama; trump; voterregistration; voting
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To: Trumpinator
I agree but the people voted for and elected the bastard two times with him promising that if elected, that he would fundamentally change [destroy] the United States. He was and he has. And yes, his plan is to wipe out the White race in the United States. But that is what the people wanted. Also, it was not the Blacks or the Jews that put him in power. Populationwise, there are not enough of them to make a difference [be a game changer] It was self hating Whites whose votes put him in the White House.
41 posted on 04/18/2016 1:58:44 PM PDT by sport
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To: SkyDancer

Only if you vote Democrat.


42 posted on 04/18/2016 1:59:46 PM PDT by sport
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To: txrefugee
The House and Obama belong to the same party, the Uniparty.
43 posted on 04/18/2016 2:01:23 PM PDT by Chgogal (Obama "hung the SEALs out to dry, basically exposed them like a set of dog balls..." CMH)
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To: jazusamo

Ryan and McConnell will get right on this.


44 posted on 04/18/2016 2:13:43 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: jazusamo

You know they are going to win in November because of his invaders/newlifelongdemvoterbase. This makes my blood boil.


45 posted on 04/18/2016 3:18:13 PM PDT by ColdOne (poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11 HillaryForPrison2016)
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To: jazusamo
Simply put....more taxpayer funded welfare to illegals!
46 posted on 04/18/2016 7:21:06 PM PDT by high info voter (Liberal leftists would have "un-friended" Paul Revere!)
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