Border fence between San Diego and Tijuana
With the help of unions, partisan politicians and pro-amnesty groups, the White House intends to push for back-door amnesty and bypass Congress altogether.
“It makes sense to do now what the administration can do… it doesn’t have to go through Congress. It (amnesty) doesn’t have to go through the toxic political process,” said Ana Avendano of the AFL-CIO at a recent press conference.
The AFL-CIO is one of the largest union representatives which include all the radio/broadcasters as well as the Hollywood crowd.
The Obama Administration is making a three pronged effort to gain amnesty without bringing the always hot-button immigration issue into the U.S. House of Representatives.
The first prong the Administration is attacking is the 287(g) rule which some Democrats in Congress called “misguided.” This provision states local law enforcement can arrest those here illegally in the country who have not committed any major crimes.
“That fact you have to commit a major crime to be arrested is a joke,” says Jena Baker McNeill of the Heritage Foundation. “Coming into this country illegally is against the law.”
The 287(g) provision has been most notably used by Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona. His office currently uses 287(g) to curtail an explosive invasion of illegals in to his U.S./Mexico border state.
However, pro-amnesty groups like National Immigration Forum see things differently.
In a press release from the group; “Any enforcement regime that targets that population is a waste of time and money and a band-aid on an open wound, at best,” said Ali Noorani, executive director for National Immigration Forum.
Since Janet Napolitano’s place as the head of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was lamented during the Administration change, many policies have seen a certain softening.
At the top of the list is 287(g) enforcement.
“Today’s 287(g) announcement by DHS is a stark departure from the current practice and I fear will only hinder our law enforcement agencies’ ability to apprehend and detain illegal aliens,” said Hal Rodgers-R Ky. in a statement. “The current 287(g) program enables state and local law enforcement to effectively enforce federal immigration law and is key to keeping our country safe.”
A spokesperson from DHS, Matt Chandler, sounded cheery when asked if this would hinder Sheriff Joe. “Yes.”
However, at a recent meeting with Sheriff Joe, Jay LaSuer, candidate for San Diego Sheriff, said, “Sheriff Joe doesn’t think this new ruling will slow him down too much.”
The next area where the Obama administration plans on softening is the E-Verify program.
The Obama Administration has pushed for workplace raids and arrests to be stopped and informed law enforcement to steer clear of the illegal immigrants caught working illegally.
Many of those caught at workplaces are using false documents and have now committed two crimes, one of which is a felony, says Congressman Brian Bilbray-R, CA.
“We need all these laws, including all aspects of E-Verify, in order to tackle illegal immigration. All of this is piecemeal work, but it’s all the little things that mean a lot when put together,” McNeill said.
By taking the no-match rule in E-Verify away many feel it will only make it easier and a no brainer for those in this country illegally to stay. “This only works when all parties involved are penalized, including employers and illegal alien offenders,” McNeill finished.
“The fact that DHS wants to overlook the rule of law will only lead illegals to expand their footprints in this country,” Bilbray said. “These new rules will encourage those to come here illegally and this welcome mat mentality means amnesty.”
This leads to the third prong of the back door amnesty. The health care reform package includes a provision that Republican’s tried and failed to strip from the House health care package.
The plan known as the Heller amendment and was written by Rep. Dean Heller, R-NV, and was to include clauses that mandated checks similar to E-Verify in order for applicants to qualify for government subsidized health insurance.
The Heller amendment said, “It would better screen applicants for subsidized health care to ensure they are actually citizens or otherwise entitled to it.”
The two identification processes the Heller amendment would use are programs the federal government already employ; The Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) and the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE).
In an interview with Janice Kephart of the Centers for Immigration Studies regarding the inclusion of illegals in the health care bill she came to a similar conclusion.
“If amnesty forgives illegality, then this is just another element of a multi-faceted approach to a red carpet for illegals, “Kephart said. “Who cares if our current health care system can’t provide adequate coverage for those born here?”
Another point to keep in mind is the real cost of amnesty. In a 2007 report, The Heritage Foundation estimated that amnesty would cost the American public more than $2.6 Trillion, yes TRILLION.
While counter pro-amnesty groups insist those here illegally will pay into the Internal Revenue Service raising capital, The Heritage Foundation claims the cost of retirement benefits from amnesty would be unsustainable and fall well short of any revenue collected.
Heritage also contends that the rush to social services (such as Food Stamps, public housing and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) would overwhelm the already over-burdened system.
All these issues combined can create a back door amnesty, according to Lawmakers like Bilbray and other watch dog groups like CIS.
“When you throw big business and big labor together, the power and profit creates an unholy alliance,” the Congressman said.
For all these reasons, like them (politicians) or not, American’s need their lawmakers involved when it comes to immigration reform.
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"The Obama Administration has pushed for workplace raids and arrests to be stopped and informed law enforcement to steer clear of the illegal immigrants caught working illegally.
Many of those caught at workplaces are using false documents and have now committed two crimes, one of which is a felony,.."
We've seen the Banana Republics resort to tyrannical measures to achieve their ends, but now it appears here in the U.S. The President, Sec. of DHS, House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader all took oaths of office to uphold and defend the Constitution and enforce our laws. This 'back door amnesty' is quiet tyranny allowing lawbreaking illegal aliens that have committed serious crimes to continue to invade and occupy our nation. The administration is apparently willing to accept the loss of jobs for 14 million American workers, 23% unemployment for young people seeking entrance level skills in low level jobs, 18% of American children living in poverty, 160,000 homeless vets! Shame!
What a sad commentary on our government. Our paid representatives don't notice the difficulty that illegal immigration brings to the citizens of our country.
They live in a bubble where their feet never touch the ground where real people live. They never see the damage they do to the common people who are forced to live with this problem in their communities.
This tyranny in Washington (AND in California government!) is going to go on - UNTIL enough Americans stand up and FIGHT BACK!
We cannot allow these people (in government)- who are SUPPOSED to work for us to continue to ignore the Constitution of the U.S. and of the individual stats.
WE, THE PEOPLE must stand up and let them know that we are watching them - and that we don't like what we are seeing. And WE DON'T LIKE THE BACK-DOOR, and closed door meetings that ignore the WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
The reason for allowing all these illegals and to give them amnesty is simple: VOTES! and if they give these border-invaders everything they want, they will vote for the Dems who give them all!
Go to your Representatives offices and SPEAK OUT! Go to Town Hall meetings and SPEAK OUT! Call Congress DAILY! Write to Congress! Express your dissatisfaction! and tell them you will VOTE THEM OUT!
Write letters to editors of local papers!
Let YOUR voice be heard!
President Obama looking for a path for illegal immigrants to become legal.{Obama to Push Immigration Bill as One Priority-NYTimes.com} dated April 8,2009. It is consistent with pledges Mr.Obama made to Hispanic groups in last year's campaign. He said then that comprehensive immigration lagislation, including a plan to make legal status possible for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants, WOULD BE A PRIORITY IN HIS FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE.{Barack Obama: His policies-Telegraph}. Mr. Obama must fulfil his pledge and must not take the U-turn from his promise he made during his "campaign for the President of USA". It will be another lesson USA is giving other countries, many of which have recently toughened the regulations against illegal immigrants.
A comprehensive immigration reform with path to citizenship is a matter fo when, not if! No more racism. We must deport monsters such as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Lou Dobbs, Joe Arpaio, Tom Tancredo and other such mistakes of nature. It is disgusting that we treat immigrants in such a manner in XXI century America! Congress MUST act now and offer a path to citizneship to those who have been here for so long, speak English, and want to become a part of the American dream!!!
We have had a de facto amnesty for illegal aliens since at least the late 1980's when Congress enacted the last official amnesty. Ever since then the Congress has refused to enforce current immigration law away from the border, and has stood by silently as some states and local governments have enacted a wide range of laws designed to make it easier for illegals to remain in the US. Adding more and more benefits, giving them drivers licenses, refusing to allow local law enforcement to supplement federal enforcement efforts, and pressuring any official or agency who dares to try to enforce the law has led to aa "illegal alien sanctuary" from coast to coast and border to border.
Ivan, it is you that are the monster.
You should join Adolf Hitler in hell.
The usual imbeciles in the Democratic leadership, Reid, Pelosi, Feinstein and most you can guess for yourself. Now if the Democratic health care package goes through--TAXPAYERS WE WILL STILL BE UNDERWRITING all the foreigners that businesses can use. There is a sordid conspiracy going on with a group called "IMMIGRATIONWORKSUSA" brought and paid for by corporate--CHEAP LABOR--executives.DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY INSPIRE. This group wants the Free movement of foreign labor, across our border without any restrictions All the truth, without the lies at NUMBERSUSA. DO NOT STOP HARASSING THE LAWMAKERS, AS YOUR CALLS ARE REALLY WORKING. Contact your lawmaker TODAY! at 202-224-3121
Our laws have been manipulated for the benefit of ruthless organizations, who runs on profiteering and corruption, with the big fat dollar bill. Alas, it has become--THEM--against us. YES! To a orderly points system for the highly skilled immigrant, who does not feed at the public welfare trough? But--NO--to the poor, uneducated--who cannot support themselves or their larger families. We must build on the technological illegal worker extraction process called E-Verify. We must rigidly penalize all employers who refuse to follow immigration enforcement. There must be adequate funding to construct more deterrents in the SAVE ACT, to make it impossible for illegal labor to fraudulently bypass E-Verify. We can no longer afford to be a welfare country, for anybody who enters the United States.
Millions of illegal immigrants broke the laws of a sovereign nation! We must go after the purveyors who attract these, poor uneducated people! To be honest I'm fed up with supporting any person, who crosses the border, stays on an expired tourist visa. The corporate world have for decades, dumped these people on the doorstep of Taxpayers. We, as Americans cannot even access, half the benefits that are handed to illegals on a free platter. Don't let the fumblers in Washington weaken E-Verify--part of the SAVE ACT. Politicians must not dissolve such local police laws as 287(g) or severely cut back on lightening raids by ICE. As you read this commentary we have the US chamber of Commerce, ACLU, The Council of Foreign Relations and a whole retinue of business concerns, who don't believe they should be dictated to--BY A LARGE SLICE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
All of the politicians pushing for amnesty are crimianls. Why? They are willfully breaking existing U.S. immigration law that states, anyone harboring, transporting, or in anyway facilitating the stay of an illegal foreign national in the United States, is guilty of breaking the law and will be penalized.
Why don't Americans understand this? This means Guttierz in Chicago, the President of the U.S., Janet Napolitano, and every church, chamber of commerce, or private individaul enabling illegal immigration IS A CRIMINA. THIS ISN'T ROCKET SCIENCE.
Ivan, then stop being racist.
Polling shows that Amricans overwhelmingly reject "comprehensive immigration reform" a/k/a mass amnesty for illegal aliens. How incredibly insensitive of elitists Obama, Reid, Pelosi et al to push amnesty for millions of illegal foreign workers with unemployment at a 26-year high! Fight this amnesty madness -- join NumbersUSA!
"We must deport monsters such as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Lou Dobbs, Joe Arpaio, Tom Tancredo and other such mistakes of nature."
And where would you deport them? These are citizens you are speaking of and are in their rightful place. To follow your suggestion is to terminate all American law, therefore, Ivan, you must be a treasonous SOB.
Ivan wrote:"A comprehensive immigration reform with path to citizenship is a matter fo[Sic] when, not if! No more racism. We must deport monsters such as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Lou Dobbs, Joe Arpaio, Tom Tancredo and other such mistakes of nature. It is disgusting that we treat immigrants in such a manner in XXI century America! Congress MUST act now and offer a path to citizneship[Sic] to those who have been here for so long, speak English, and want to become a part of the American dream!!! "
Sorry, Ivan, lawbreaking illegal aliens are not a race, ethnicity or sex. They are white, brown, black, red and yellow and come from countries all over the world. The only thing they all have in common is breaking our laws. They have nothing in common with the millions of legal immigrants we allow to enter and become citizens. You see, legal immigrants obey the law, undergo criminal background checks, health checks, prove they can financially pay their own way. No amnesty ever again
Ivan...comprehensive immigration reform means enforcing our existing immigration laws, gaining full control of our borders & ports and deporting those who have already broken into our country. Illegal aliens have no one to blame but themselves, we owe them nothing.
How many times has the U.S. given amnesty to illegal aliens? Seven since 1986 and each time it was given we were flooded with millions more illegals.
We cannot support a system that says, well if you sneak into America, avoid being caught within due time if you pay back taxes and learn English we'll allow you to stay. It's wrong, against our laws and principals of being the United States, we are a nation of laws that must be applied and enforced on all.
Those who come here illegally, steal our IDs and ignore our laws have already demonstrated they lack the honesty and decency to ever become American citizens.
I think what Kims excellent article is saying in essence, is, because laws to rid the U.S. of illegal immigration keep getting nixed by the Democrats, and every type of road block is put in the way of AMERICANS who try to stop illegal immigration, sooner or later, once enough Mexicans, for example, are in this nation, demographics will decide the issue. They will do whatever they please.
Ivan says:
"A comprehensive immigration reform with path to citizenship is a matter fo when, not if! No more racism. We must deport monsters such as Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, Lou Dobbs, Joe Arpaio, Tom Tancredo and other such mistakes of nature. It is disgusting that we treat immigrants in such a manner in XXI century America! Congress MUST act now and offer a path to citizneship to those who have been here for so long, speak English, and want to become a part of the American dream!!!"
Illegal aliens are NOT immigrants. Illegal aliens are lawbreakers, pure and simple. We need to round up and deport all illegal aliens along with their racist supporters. We also need to disband dangerous radical racist organizations such as The National Council of La Raza. Any foreigner who wants to become part of the American Dream must start by coming to the United States LEGALLY and then abiding by all of our laws after they arrive here. No More Amnesties!
Another high school grad who thinks that the internet makes her a writer and a journalist. You are far from your self-proclaimed "fair and balance." In simple lay man terms, you are a freaking joke.
What other country in the world allows an unchecked influx of people to illegaly cross its borders and become a burden on social services and taxpayers? Rights, what rights? This is insanity, pure and simple.
It is not wise to fight an opinion with any statement that relates to race. I can understand both sides of the issue. This is a nation that needs to change the way things are done. On the one side what needs ot happen is that the message of the american dream, which is spoken of throughout the world has to stop. There is no american dream, the United States is the same as any other nation in the world. The American Dream is just that a "dream". It is also time for those that cross the border to accept where they are. Learn english, reveal yourself and become a productive member of society. If you cannot adapt, maybe it's better for you to return home. I have witnessed many people who came, realized that there really was no better here, and left. There's also those that come, adapt, get jobs, pay taxes and are so much a part of the nation you wonder at them not being citizens at all. I am sure this latter example would have no fear at accepting paying a fine in the thousands even to remain here, since they have managed to do all that is asked of a citizen, and beyond, since, if you've ever seen the test to become a citizen, there are questions in that test that most kids in school and adults out in the real world aren't aware or are taught. This is only reasonable, especially when other nations hold stricter rules for people whom cross their borders. There also needs to be stricter regulations on welfare, which helps everyone equally, those whom really need it as well as those whom are more than willing to take advantage of it. If you force the lazy to work, they will work. At any rate, my statement here is only the tip of the iceberg, there's so much to this that it becomes an increasingly distressing for those whom are citizens that are suffering due to this, as well as the immigrants whom have worked hard to be a part of this nation and yet are still held down by those that just don't try. Immigrants also need to understand that just because you leave your nation you don't have to forget your roots, but you also don't need to shove your culture on others, stating your pride in being something you so quickly left behind and by crossing the border have basically told the world you don't want to be. At any rate, that is all I can say for now. No one is gaining anything by prolonging it. Everyone in this country from the immigrants to the citizens deserve an answer. I and I'm sure the entire United States hope that an answer, which will be agreeable to everyone will come soon.
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