Posted on 04/07/2019 5:02:55 PM PDT by conservative98
Nielsen’s resignation as DHS secretary comes amid a surge of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border and an expanded Catch and Release policy that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has been tasked with carrying out.
During Nielsen’s tenure as DHS secretary, illegal immigration has increased nearly every month over the last year and a half. Simultaneously, the Trump administration has yet to construct a border wall on new land at the southern border that did not previously have barriers built by the Bush and Obama administrations.
Most recently, officials with the National ICE Council accused Nielsen of “grossly” mismanaging DHS and failing to acknowledge that the agency had been operating an expanded Catch and Release policy for border crossers and illegal aliens for months.
As Breitbart News chronicled, Nielsen previously served in the Bush administration overseeing a crisis team following the destruction of New Orleans, Louisiana, by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Bush administration had waved federal regulations to allow an unlimited level of illegal immigration into the Gulf Coast to take low-skill jobs rebuilding the region. Nielsen previously chaired a World Economic Forum committee that authored a report praising mass migration into Europe. For her confirmation process to DHS, Nielsen worked with an assortment of allies that worked vigorously in the 2016 presidential election to oppose Trump, including Frances Townsend and Tom Ridge.
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“Too bad Gen Patton is unavailable.”
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“You give me 10 days, I’ll start a war with Mexico and make it look like their fault.”
“for those who think she was doing great and couldn’t do any better.”
That would be, like...NOBODY!
Somebody on the 2nd thread was mad and defending her.
I see on Twitchy that a CNN anal-ist is speculating from the writing style that Nielsen was the one who penned the “anonymous” anti-Trump editorial in the NYT’s a while back.
Seems possible
She was Kelly’s protege and the President let the General make his own decisions regarding DHS. Before Kelly was Chief of Staff, he headed up DHS so it makes sense he would recommend someone to take his place.
The President is now free from the Mueller blockade and we are seeing him shift priorities. It’s good to see the border become priority #1 while healthcare is for next year.
Kelly was gone in late December. It’s now early April and Nielsen is gone. The President has announced there will be a major crackdown on the border.
The real poll #’s are high for POTUS. He has nothing in his way in putting a major focus on the border.
And the Wall is going up with a huge approval backing by the American people.
Good idea...abolish DHS...we have a military for security
I’m sure Trump will be guided down to the swamp swimming hole to pick out another Uniparty hack.
Re: “The other explanation would be that he has run the absolutely worst Presidential personnel management effort in history. A complete dunce about most of his top hires. It really is one or the other.”
You forgot the third and most obvious explanation....
Trump has never been sincere about enforcing immigration law.
Always puzzled me why he appointed her in the first place. I know he had few choices at the start of his Presidency with all of the 0samaYomama holdovers and loyalists, but his choice of her really flummoxed me knowing that she was on record a DACA sympathizer.
He has to get someone confirmed. Do any of you know how tough that is for Trump in DC?
He may have picks he likes but cannot get RINOs and RATs to confirm them.
Buy her a souvenir coffee mug from the University of North Texas.
Kobach would be one of the best permanent choices for DHS (should just dismantle DHS as it is a failed GWB experiment and as all things feral gubmint, has become too big to be effective) since the dude he’s chosen for interim will never make it. Kobach would be a pit bull. He should appoint Sheriff Joe as head of ICE. He’s got a coupla more good years to kick some A.
...we have a military for security
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Apparently they can only protect other country’s borders.
And therein may lie victory? Call every able bodied male to head south for service.
As usual, lesson learned, forgotten and then PAINFULLY relearned...STAY OUT DA BUSHES!
I loved her and wish her well - but the bottom line is the bottom line.
Get results, or we need to get someone who will.
i saw her on tucker early last week and thought she was an idiot ... i’m guessing trump saw her there too ...
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