Posted on 07/29/2010 8:30:12 PM PDT by kristinn
The Obama administration, anticipating that Congress might not pass comprehensive immigration reform this year, is considering ways it could act without congressional approval to achieve many of the objectives of the initiative, including giving permanent resident status, or green cards, to large numbers of people in the country illegally.
The ideas were outlined in an unusually frank draft memo prepared for Alejandro N. Mayorkas, director of the federal agency that handles immigration benefits, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). The memo lists ways the government could grant permanent resident status to tens of thousands of people and delay the deportation of others, potentially indefinitely.
"In the absence of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, CIS can extend benefits and/or protections to many individuals and groups by issuing new guidance and regulations," said the memo, which was prepared by four senior officials from different branches of USCIS.
The 11-page document was made public Thursday by Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who with six other senators wrote to Obama [2] more than a month ago, asking for his assurance that rumors that some sort of reprieve was in the works for millions of illegal immigrants weren't true.
"The administration has failed to reassure us that the information we were hearing was inaccurate," Grassley said in a statement to ProPublica Thursday night. "This memo gives credence to our concerns that the administration will go to great lengths to circumvent Congress and unilaterally execute a back door amnesty plan."
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In what would be a reversal of a position held by the agency's Office of General Counsel under previous administrations, the memo suggests granting green cards to large numbers of people currently in the country under Temporary Protected Status. That status typically is used to forestall deportation proceedings for large groups of undocumented foreign nationals when it would cause them hardship, such as sending them home in the wake of a major earthquake, hurricane or during a civil war.
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Read the eleven page memo here
The biggest Voter sign up scam in history say good night to USA
This SOB must be stopped before he crowns himself Emperor.
It’s time to impeach the out of control bass turd.
This would pretty much be the end of the world as we know it.
Can they ignore the laws on the books at this time and just by the stroke of a pen make the illegals legal? If that is true then the pen must be taken away for the president no matter who they are.
He had better think long & hard before he starts a freaking war here at home!
At some point, the legislative branch is going to realize it is no longer relevant.
open season
Fascism, comming to a theater new you...argh! I suppose I should prepare for the goon squad shooting me because I’m a registered ‘R’.
What makes you think he already hasn’t and just decided to not tell us?
That could be the death knell of his Presidency. For the first 17 months of his Presidency, I thought he was invincible and would be reelected in 2012. But, now, I think he can be defeated.
I’D LOVE TO SEE HILLARY CHALLENGE HIM FOR THE DEM NOMINATION IN 2012.
It’s a possibility. People who don’t even like her would vote for her just to get him out of the Oval Office. Let the blood-bath begin.
He’s on the way to fulfilling the plans of his friends and comrades Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.
Before? Hell, man, haven’t you noticed that his empress has no qualms about spending millions of taxpayer dollars for HER pleasure? Haven’t you noticed that he has no qualms about taking numerous vacations all over the world and spending copious amounts of time on leisurely pursuits? Haven’t you noticed that Obastard has numerous plans to subvert the will of Congress, the courts, AND the people?
He HAS crowned himself emperor.
You say you’ll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it’s the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain’t going to make it with anyone anyhow
Don’t you know it’s gonna be all right
This assumes that there will be a 2102 nomination.
To be perfectly honest, I’ll be quite surprised if something VERY UNUSUAL does not occur before November of 2010. There is no effing way they are gonna take the chance of letting their majorities be voted out. I am convinced of this.
This isn’t going to end easy.
Folks, PREPARE NOW. Don't bet on Republicans taking back Congress. You don't know what's going to happen between now and November. This administration and Congress is corrupt and bloodthirsty in its quest for eternal power.
The entire Obama administration has become a safe haven for future unindicted co-conspirators.
mmm mmm mmm
When will it ever stop?
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