We can add another path to the chart I post the other day about how this administration circumvents Congress and just goes ahead and does what it wishes. Here's the full text of the Dept. of Homeland Security memo detailing how amnesty can be implemented by an executive order signed by Obama, in the event that Congress doesn't pass an amnesty bill into law. The memo is 11 pages long, full of legalese and internal abbreviations. I'll hit some of the highlights for you. There is a category designated as Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which is granted without any background investigation. This doesn't apply only to Mexicans; during the earthquake in Haiti, after admitting in the press that there were already over 100,000 illegal Haitians in the country (begs the question, if the administration knew they were here, why were they still here?), the administration then granted TPS to tens of thousands more Haitians. One provision in the DHS amnesty-by-executive-order memo is to change the status of all those with TPS directly to Legal Permanent Residency. Still no going to the back of the line, still no background investigation. Another suggestion is to grant work visas to spouses of those who already have work visas, regardless of the spouses legal status. Yet another move would be Parole in Place (PIP) which would parole any arrested illegal immigrant back into the community they were living in illegally, instead of processing them for deportation. One more proposal is to use "deferred action"; i.e., take no action on any known illegal immigrants because they might one day be eligible for any amnesty law that Congress MIGHT pass. (Washington Times 9/21/10)
Perhaps the most insidious action is one that the administration has quietly been implementing for a couple of months now, according to examiner.com on 8/25/10. That's when ICE began dropping deportations cases in Houston, TX, numbering in the thousands. A Houston immigration attorney, Raed Gonzalez, was told by the DHS deputy chief counsel in Houston that the policy is expected to be implemented throughout the rest of the country soon. Remember a few weeks ago when ICE directors were given a "no confidence vote" signed by EVERY ICE agent in the country? The ICE union representative in Houston, Tre Rebsock says that this new order from the Obama administration is going to make ICE officers feel even more powerless.
As per Obama administration policies, Dept of Homeland Security is refusing to discuss it with Congress. (Remember the case of voter intimidation against the New Black Panthers Party, where Congress subpoenaed officials from the DOJ and was ignored?) All 7 Republican members of the Senate committee that oversees immigration signed a letter to Janet Napolitano, the director of DHS, asking for clarification on the amnesty memo. That was more than 2 weeks ago, and she said the DHS would respond directly. However, as of 2 days ago, Senator Jon Kyl of AZ and Senator John Cornyn of TX say they have had no answer. Last night on Fox News, Senator Graham addressed the issue and reaffirmed that the DHS has not responded to Congress.
Yesterday, in a Congressional hearing, Senator McCain of AZ tried to question Janet Napolitano and the 2 of them got into a shouting match. But still no answer about what is going on with the administrations covert plans to take an end-run around Congress and implement amnesty by executive order. Napolitano still takes the stance that our southern border is "as safe as it's ever been"; Obama has sent 1,200 boots-on-the-desk National Guard troops. President George W. Bush, when called up to assist with border enforcement, sent 5,000 National Guard troops. A study by the Pew Hispanic Center found that although the number of illegal immigrants dropped by about a million between 3/07 and 3/09, it was due in part to the sluggish economy, AND due to the stepped-up enforcement near the end of the Bush administration. I sure do miss George.
It's so blatantly clear that one political party is more interested in padding it's voter base than it is in enforcing our federal immigration laws that are already on the books. In some adminstrative "both sides of the mouth" double-speak earlier this year, Obama said in his major immigration speech that halting all deportations "would suggest to those thinking about coming here illegally that there will be no repercussions for such a decision. And this could lead to a surge in more illegal immigration (ya think?). And it would also ignore the millions of people around the world who are waiting in line to come here legally". Actions speak louder than words. Read the DHS amnesty memo. It sure doesn't back up that quote. Here's another quote for you; from Dave Gibson, Immigration Reform Examiner for examiner.com: "Unable to get an amnesty bill through Congress and facing ever plummeting poll numbers, Obama has simply decided to become our undocumented dictator and make up his own laws". America, wake up. Smell the burritos burning.
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