Jul 30 2010
Discussions of Back Door Amnesty
With Congress gridlocked on an immigration bill, the Obama administration is considering using a back door to stop deporting many illegal immigrants – what a draft government memo said could be “a non-legislative version of amnesty.”
The memo, addressed to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas and written by four agency staffers, lists tools it says the administration has to “reduce the threat of removal” for many illegal immigrants who have run afoul of immigration authorities.
“In the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, USCIS can extend benefits and/or protections to many individuals and groups by issuing new guidance and regulations, exercising discretion with regard to parole-in-place, deferred action and the issuance of Notices to Appear,” the staffers wrote in the memo, which was obtained by Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican.
The memo suggests that in-depth discussions have occurred on how to keep many illegal immigrants in the country, which would be at least a temporary alternative to the proposals Democrats in Congress have made to legalize illegal immigrants.
I don’t take the idea of impeachment lightly, but if the Obama administration actually gives the nod on something like this then I consider that grounds for it. As president he swore an oath to uphold the nation’s laws and he has a duty to the security of the nation. Something like this clearly violates Federal laws in place to deal with illegal aliens and it puts American citizens at risk.
Oh and here is a shot of the protests in Phoenix two days ago with the Mexican flag waving around.
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Those are not just Mexican flags. There is also a large Cuban flag with Che Gueverra’s picture embossed on it.
We need to bus these lawbreakers back across the Mexican border.
Support for amnesty for illegals is tantamount to support for treason.
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Thanks for mentioning this. I thought it was so interesting that I wrote a column about it, which in it I thanked you of course for bringing this to our attention.
What amazes me in all of this is how there is no transparency that President Obama promised us. There was no indication that his administration was going to say, “Hey, here are some ideas we’re thinking of about how to handle illegal immigration, let us know what you think.”
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