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New Law Could Halt Obama’s Backdoor Amnesty Plan
Judicial Watch ^ | 7/27/2011 | Staff

Posted on 09/04/2011 9:54:54 AM PDT by yoe

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop President Obama from further implementing a “backdoor amnesty” program that has already suspended the deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants, including those with criminal convictions.

The president’s stealth amnesty plan was first exposed last year after internal Homeland Security documents were obtained by the media. The first is a now-famous (memo) outlining a secret backup plan to grant illegal immigrants amnesty in case Congress doesn’t pass legislation to do it. Devised by high-ranking officials at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the plan calls for “meaningful immigration reform absent legislative action” and “relief” to “reduce the threat of removal for certain individuals present in the United States without proper authorization”

Subsequently, Texas’s largest newspaper exposed a (secret initiative that systematically cancels pending deportations), even when illegal aliens have a criminal history. The remarkable program stunned the legal profession and baffled immigration attorneys who say the government bounced their clients’ removal even when expulsion was virtually guaranteed.

Last month Obama implemented yet another system to spare a myriad of illegal immigrants from removal by authorizing—and encouraging—low-level field officers to block deportations by using an outrageously broad list of exemptions. The unprecedented program will allow droves of undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. by drastically expanding factors that can be considered to exercise (“prosecutorial discretion.”) That’s when agencies get to decide to what degree they enforce certain laws against particular individuals.

Apparently it was the icing on the cake that pushed several lawmakers to craft legislation to end the madness. Introduced in the House this week, the (Hinder the Administration’s Legalization Temptation Act (HALT Act) would eliminate the president’s widely abused humanitarian parole, temporary protected status and deferred action to spare illegal immigrants from deportation.

The measurer’s sponsor, Texas Congressman Lamar Smith, claims the HALT Act will prevent Obama from abusing his authority to grant illegal immigrants (“mass administrative amnesty,”) which he says is a rejection of Congress’ constitutional rights and shows utter distain towards the wishes of the American people. Smith reminds the president that Americans have called upon Congress to defeat several amnesty bills in recent years.

Not surprisingly, the open-borders movement has expressed outrage and the nation’s most powerful la raza group quickly issued a statement denouncing the proposed law as a (“cheap political stunt.”) The president should use his authority to suspend deportations of “people who pose no risk to public safety” while Congress focuses on “real solutions” to fix the nation’s immigration system, according to the National Council of La Raza (NCLR).

Coincidentally, Obama just spoke at the NCLR’s annual conference in Washington D.C. this week and told the crowd that the idea of reforming the U.S. immigration system on his own(“is very tempting,”) but under the U.S. Constitution, he is unable to do so without Congress. He did promise to enforce “flawed laws in the most humane and best possible way.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; Mexico; US: Arizona; US: California; US: New Mexico; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; arizona; backdoor; california; haltact; immigration; imperialism; imperialpresidency; lamarsmith; mexico; newmexico; texas
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Obama for some reason feels because he 'won' he can make up laws that suit him and ignore those all ready enacted....he be King or something other than president of a Republic. Time to stop this Marxist....Rise Up America and throw the BUM out!!
1 posted on 09/04/2011 9:54:59 AM PDT by yoe
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To: yoe
Obama for some reason feels because he 'won' he can make up laws that suit him and ignore those all ready enacted...

And he's right in that he has a Democratic Senate and he also has a veto pen. It's hard to imagine him signing any laws, even if they get passed, that he doesn't like.

2 posted on 09/04/2011 9:57:01 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: yoe

Just file a Writ of Mandamus

duhhh............

Force him to do his job


3 posted on 09/04/2011 9:57:20 AM PDT by Mr. K (Physically unable to proofread....)
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To: yoe

This a good chess play. Force a vote on this to get vulnerable dem senators and reps on record that they support amnesty. Theyll have to defend those votes going into the 2012 election.


4 posted on 09/04/2011 9:58:17 AM PDT by Adams (Fight on!)
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To: yoe

Don’t pass a new law, impeach this asshat for not following existing law!


5 posted on 09/04/2011 9:59:39 AM PDT by FrogMom (There is no such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: yoe

People who could do something about him are too afraid.

All it took to take Nixon out was the lame stream news media.
But these news media are either afraid or with him.

Whoever dominates the news dominates the world. That’s why that have to eliminate all opposing media.


6 posted on 09/04/2011 10:01:27 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (Rabid democRATS and 0bama the dictator own it all now.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks yoe.
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop President Obama from further implementing a "backdoor amnesty" program that has already suspended the deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants, including those with criminal convictions.
Hearings on Fast and Furious are coming IMHO -- the likelihood (again, IMHO) is that Zero will make a pre-emptive move, such as making someone take the fall, maybe "Our People" Holder. When the hearings *don't* happen, don't worry, it's going to be crisis after crisis, scandal after scandal, shill after media shill, from here until November 2012. I'd like to thank Pres__ent Zero for stonewalling up to now, and here's hoping he continues, because he will pay dearly for that, even with the swillfest that is the Zero-worshipping MSM.


7 posted on 09/04/2011 10:10:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: yoe

I do believe the oath of office mentioned something about faithfully upholding the law.


8 posted on 09/04/2011 10:12:17 AM PDT by BubbaBasher ("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

This legislation is a stunt. It won’t get pass the 60 vote filibuster threshold in the Senate and will be subject to a certain veto. It needs to be attached to the debt ceiling bill or some other Rat-supported legislation.


9 posted on 09/04/2011 10:12:23 AM PDT by Steelfish (ui)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

instdems


10 posted on 09/04/2011 10:16:36 AM PDT by FrankR (What you resist...PERSISTS!)
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To: yoe

As if the Senate will pass whatever the Repubicans pass.


11 posted on 09/04/2011 10:19:17 AM PDT by whitedog57
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Nothing has stopped this idiot from passing anything he wanted to so far..Now if the new Congress or the old senate lets him get away with this then they are not worth anything to us,,Every last one of them that do not try to stop this criminal should be thrown out on their butts come election time..We really need to look into getting Collins and Snow out when they go then the Senate won't have their votes..
12 posted on 09/04/2011 10:20:27 AM PDT by PLD
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Nothing has stopped this idiot from passing anything he wanted to so far..Now if the new Congress or the old senate lets him get away with this then they are not worth anything to us,,Every last one of them that do not try to stop this criminal should be thrown out on their butts come election time..We really need to look into getting Collins and Snow out when they go then the Senate won't have their votes..
13 posted on 09/04/2011 10:20:49 AM PDT by PLD
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To: Steelfish; Adams

“It won’t get pass the 60 vote filibuster threshold in the Senate and will be subject to a certain veto.”

It wouldn’t see the light of day. Reid can simply let it die (just like a lot of other ‘unwanted’ legislation) thereby protecting his Rat senators.


14 posted on 09/04/2011 10:29:37 AM PDT by Starboard
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To: Mr. K
Just file a Writ of Mandamus

Beat me to it.

15 posted on 09/04/2011 10:39:02 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: yoe
New Law Could Halt Obama’s Backdoor Amnesty Plan

der 0berFuhrer Hussein 0bama has already proven that he is above the law! He knows what is best for the peasants and no "stinkin'" law will get in his way!

/sarc

FUBO GTFO ! 503 Days until Noon Jan 20, 2013

16 posted on 09/04/2011 10:51:41 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: FrogMom

no way to get 2/3 nec to overturn a veto. law is just a cover for rinos and democrats


17 posted on 09/04/2011 10:57:43 AM PDT by GreaterSwiss
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To: Adams

That presumes they could even get Dingy Harry to schedule a vote on it. He’ll parliamentary-maneuver away anything he doesn’t want to deal with.


18 posted on 09/04/2011 11:00:20 AM PDT by icanhasbailout
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To: yoe
Legislation has been introduced in Congress to stop President Obama from further implementing a “backdoor amnesty” program that has already suspended the deportation of thousands of illegal immigrants, including those with criminal convictions.

That Congress pretends a "law" would stop Obama legitimizes the abuse of power he is committing.

19 posted on 09/04/2011 11:12:33 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (GunWalker: Arming "a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as well funded")
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To: yoe

“This just in,President Obama has personal experience with some backdoor dealings. Larry Sinclair witnessed these actions first hand”.


20 posted on 09/04/2011 12:06:24 PM PDT by crazydad
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