Supreme Court Offers Hope for True Immigration Reformers
The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in the Obama Justice Department's (DOJ) lawsuit to enjoin key provisions of Arizona's SB 1070, which it heard on appeal from the 9th Circuit. Questions posed by the eight Justices hearing arguments in the case (Justice Elena Kagan recused herself) indicated the high court may well be on its way to upholding the legislation.
In particular, the Justices expressed skepticism over the Obama Administration's argument that its enforcement priorities preempt SB 1070. For example, Justice Antonin Scalia asked U.S. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, who was arguing the case for the DOJ, whether he knew of any cases in which the basis of preemption is the "Attorney General's enforcement discretion" and called such "an extraordinary basis for saying that the state is preempted."(
See Oral Argument
Transcript, pp. 58-59, Apr. 25, 2012) When Solicitor General Verrilli responded that Arizona's criminalization of a failure to comply with federal registration laws was what's "extraordinary," Justice Scalia replied that such is already a crime under federal law and that Arizona was not doing anything beyond what the law already requires. (
Id.; see also 8 U.S.C. §§ 1304, 1306)
Even Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Obama, stated that the Administration's arguments were "not selling well." (Transcriptat p. 55) Asking for Solicitor General Verrilli to offer another argument, she asserted, "Frankly…it's not that [SB 1070 is] forcing you to change your enforcement priorities. You don't have to take the person into custody. So what's left or your argument?" (
Id.)
The Court also appeared to dismiss Solicitor General Verrilli's argument that federal law preempts SB 1070 because it would interfere with the national government's ability to forge and maintain relationships with other countries. In response to this argument, Justice Kennedy responded, "So you're saying the [federal] government has a legitimate interest in not enforcing its laws?" (Transcript at p. 63) A few moments later, Scalia incredulously asked the Solicitor General, "So we have to enforce our laws in a manner that will please Mexico?" (
Id. at 69)
Finally, the Justices questioned the Administration's desire to enforce U.S. immigration law. Mid-hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts commented to Solicitor General Verrilli, "It seems to me that the federal government just doesn't want to know who is here illegally or not." (
Id. at 49-50)
At issue before the Supreme Court were four sections of SB 1070:
- Section 2: Requires state and local law enforcement officers, during a lawful stop, arrest or detention, to inquire about immigration status if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe the individual is an illegal alien.
- Section 3: Provides that it is a violation of state law for an illegal alien to be in violation of the federal alien registration statutes.
- Section 5: Creates a misdemeanor offense that prohibits illegal aliens from applying for work, soliciting work in public places, or performing work in Arizona.
- Section 6: Authorizes state and local police officers to conduct a warrantless arrest of an individual if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed a removable offense.
All four of these sections were enjoined by the Federal District Court for the District of Arizona. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals then upheld that injunction. (
See FAIR Legislative Update, Apr. 23, 2012)
Although Justice Elena Kagan recused herself from the case, five Justices must still decide in favor of the legislation, or certain provisions of it, for them to take effect. A four-four split would result in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' injunction being upheld. The Court is expected to issue its opinion in June.
OBAMA QUIETLY PURSUING HIS BIT BY BIT BY BIT AMNESTY BY NON-ENFORCEMENT!
ALIPAC
NOTE: The US Constitution does not allow the President to make policy out
of legislation that has been defeated in Congress 8 times. These new
authoritarian orders are not Constitutional and we are asking all of our
supporters to be ready for emergency measures in defense of the American
Republic in the coming weeks. This unlawful AMNESTY for ILLEGAL ALIENS
will not stand!
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White House loosens border rules for 2012 elections
The Daily Caller
06/20/2011 | Updated: 7:31 PM 06/20/2011
President Barack Obama’s administration is quietly offering a quasi-amnesty for
hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants aiming to win reelection by
mobilizing a wave of new Hispanic voters without alienating the populous at
large, say supporters of stronger immigration law enforcement.
The new rules were quietly announced Friday with a new memo from top officials
at the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The “prosecutorial
discretion” memo says officials need not enforce immigration laws if illegal
immigrants are enrolled in an education center or if their relatives have
volunteered for the US military.
“They’re pushing the [immigration] agents to be even more lax, to go further in
not enforcing the law,” said Kris Kobach, Kansas’ secretary of state. “At a
time when millions of Americans are unemployed and looking for work, this is
more bad news coming from the Obama administration… [if the administration]
really cared about putting Americans back to work, it would be vigorously
enforcing the law,” he said.
“We think it is an excellent step,” said Laura Vasquez, at the
Hispanic-advocacy group, La Raza, which pushed for the policies, and which is
working with other groups to register Hispanics to vote in 2012. “What’s very
important is how the prosecutorial discretion memo is implemented” on the
streets, she said.
The Hispanic vote could be crucial in the 2012 election, because the Obama
campaign hopes to offset its declining poll ratings by registering new Hispanic
voters in crucial swing states, such as Virginia and North Carolina.
To boost the Hispanic vote, the administration has enlisted support from
Hispanic media figures, appointed an experienced Hispanic political operative
to run the political side of the Obama reelection campaign, and has maintained
close ties to Hispanic advocacy groups, including La Raza. For example, La
Raza’s former senior vice president and lobbyist, Cecilia Munoz, was hired by
the Obama administration as director of intergovernmental affairs in 2009.
On Friday, officials at ICE announced several new administrative changes to
immigration enforcement.
The primary document was the six-page “prosecutorial discretion” memo, which
provided new reasons for officials to not deport illegal immigrants.
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Illegal Alien Activists: Changes to deportation program not enough
BY CINDY CARCAMO
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Immigration officials addressed criticism of a federal deportation program by
making changes that would protect crime victims and witnesses, but immigrant
rights activists say the efforts are "cosmetic" and contend the whole
program should be dismantled.
Secure Communities is a federal program that allows local enforcement agencies
to tap into federal data of people they arrest to check for immigration
violations. The program is part of a national effort to identify and deport
people who are in the country illegally and suspected of or convicted for
committing crimes.
The program launched in Orange County on March 16 of last year. From the
program's inception through April 30, more than 77,000 immigrants convicted of
crimes, including more than 28,000 convicted of aggravated felony offenses like
murder, rape and the sexual abuse of children, were removed from the United
States after they were identified through the program, according to Immigration
and Customs Enforcement officials.
Read more about the program's local launch.
Secure Communities has come under fire in recent months, with some state
officials trying to opt out of it, according to stateline.org and other news
reports. Governors from New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts want to end their
participation on the grounds that very few of the people being deported have
been convicted of serious criminal offenses.
Activists say they're concerned that the program silences victims and witnesses
who have become reluctant to report crimes because they're afraid of
deportation.
Immigration officials on Friday announced more protections for crime victims
and witnesses after the complaints that the program did not distinguish enough
between minor offenders and serious criminals, according to news reports.
Some of the changes include new guidelines, which give prosecutors more
discretion on who they decide to detain and deport. Other guidelines include
additional law enforcement training and instructing officers not to deport
people who are crime victims or witnesses in criminal cases.
"Secure Communities is a critical tool for law enforcement agencies
working to protect the citizens and communities they serve," said ICE
Director John Morton in a written statement released Friday. "However, we
need to do a better job of ensuring that the program is more focused on
targeting those that pose the biggest risk to communities..."
Immigration organizations called the changes insulting.
"With the utter invisibility of any comprehensive immigration reform on
the horizon, mere tweaks to the deportation machine are worse than
insufficient, they are insulting,'' said Angelica Salas, executive director of
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles. "It is time to flip
the switch, turn out the lights on S-Comm and await the outcome of DHS' own
Inspector-General's investigation into the genesis and mutation of this
misguided monster.''
ICE is instituting additional training to ensure that law enforcement officers
understand the goals and priorities of the program.
Read more about the changes in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, San
Jose Mercury News and Sacramento Bee.
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SHOCKING FACTS ON OBAMA’S FUNDING OF THE MEXICAN SUPREMACIST
MOVEMENT OF LA RAZA
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OTHER THAN BANKSTERS, OBAMA'S ADMINISTRATION IS MOST
INFESTED WITH LA RAZA SUPREMACIST. ALL DEMAND AMNESTY, OPEN BORDERS, AN ILLEGAL
IN EVERY AMERICAN JOBS, NO E-VERIFY, AND OBAMA'S CONTINUED NON-ENFORCEMENT.
NO PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY HAS SOLD US OUT TO CRIMINAL
BANKSTERS, OR LA RAZA "THE RACE" FASCIST MORE THAN BARACK OBAMA!
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"What's needed to discourage illegal immigration into
the United States has been known for years: Enforce existing law." . . ...
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
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"PUNISH OUR ENEMIES". . . does that mean assault
the legals of Arizona that must fend off the Mexican invasion, occupation,
growing criminal and welfare state, as well as Mex Drug cartels???
OBAMA TELLS ILLEGALS "PUNISH OUR ENEMIES"
Friends of ALIPAC,
Each day new reports come in from across the nation that our
movement is surging and more incumbents, mostly Democrats, are about to fall on
Election Day. Obama's approval ratings are falling to new lows as he makes
highly inappropriate statements to Spanish language audiences asking illegal
alien supporters to help him "punish our enemies."
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OBAMA HANDS TAX DOLLARS TO MEXICAN SUPREMACIST:
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http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/jun/nclr-funding-skyrockets-after-obama-hires-its-vp
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/05/obama-first-hispandering-la-raza.html
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LA RAZA SUPREMACIST
CECILIA MUNOZ WORKS IN WHITE HOUSE TO EXPAND MEXICAN WELFARE STATE IN OUR
BORDERS
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/obama-expand-la-raza-party-base-from.html
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/cecilia-munoz-obamas-la-raza-infested.html
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LA RAZA INVITED TO
LOBBY FOR ILLEGALS IN WHITE HOUSE
"Despite his solemn promise to the American people to
keep lobbyists out of his Administration, two more have slipped in. The Hill
reports:
The waivers were provided for Jocelyn Frye, director of
policy and projects in the Office of the First Lady, and Cecilia Munoz,
director of intergovernmental affairs in the executive office of the president.
. . .
Munoz was a senior vice president for the National Council
of La Raza, where she supervised all legislative and advocacy activities on the
state and local levels. Munoz was heavily involved in the immigration battles
in Congress in recent years, and is now a principal liaison to the Hispanic
community for the administration.
Thanks for all the lies, Obama!!"
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LA RAZA PARTY MEMBER
“WISE LATINA” SONIA SOTOMAYER
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/05/sonia-sotomayer-la-raza-party-member-on.html
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Sonia Sotomayor opposes E-Verify requirement
True to form, she said it was illegal to make employers
e-verify citizen status of new hires.
Interesting, she says a state cannot force employers to
check if employees they are hiring are illegal. Thankfully the court ruled 5-3
supporting law. But now we know for sure just how extreme far left Obama's
choice was. We cannot afford Obama to get another term, or you can bet this
country will be overrun by illegals. I don't want this country to be poor and
corrupt like Mexico, which it will if illegals overrun the country.
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LA RAZA HILLARY CLINTON - PUSHING FOR AMNESTY, OPEN BORDERS, DRIVER’S
LICENSE TO ILLEGALS AND LA RAZA SUPREMACY
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/hillary-clintons-long-history-of-la.html
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HISPANDERING LA RAZA
ENDORSED HILLARY BLAMES AMERICAN AGAIN FOR MEX INVASION SHE AND BILLARY HELPED
CREATE!
In Mexico City, she announced that the U.S. appetite for
illegal drugs and the easy acquisition of guns from the United States by Mexicans
are the root causes of the Mexican crime wave. "Blame America" has
become the global agenda of the Democratic Party.
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LA RAZA JANET
NAPOLITANO – ADVOCATE FOR OPEN BORDERS, AMNESTY, NO ILLEGAL LEFT BEHIND, AND LA
RAZA PROPAGANDIST FOR HOMELAND OPEN BORDERS AND OBAMA’S “DREAM ACT” PLOYS FOR AMNESTY.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/la-raza-supremacist-janet-napolitano.html
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As the liberal news media, far-left Democrats, and labor
unions push for the "Hispanicazation" of U.S. culture, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. border
has never been more secure.
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/05/alipac-william-gheen-exposes-wikileaks.html
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AN AMERICAN FROM ARIZONA SPEAKS:
Had enough of Napolitano??
'GRRRRRRRR! GET RID OF THE WOMAN NOW!'
As Governor of Arizona, Janet Napolitano was a compadré to
illegals who managed to sneak into OUR country and make it to Arizona. Once
there, they were 'home free," Napolitano gave them free college educations,
free daycare for their anchor babies, and raped Arizona taxpayers in many other
ways, too.
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BILL
RICHARDSON A LA RAZA SUPREMACIST COULDN’T MAKE IT IN OBAMA’S STAGGERINGLY
CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE HE WAS EVEN MORE CORRUPT.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/la-raza-bill-richardson-obamas-lost.html
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"First, New Mexico (population two million) has the
highest percentage of Hispanics of any state -- 45 percent, compared with 30
percent in Arizona (population 6.5 million), and they historically have
commanded far more political power than their neighbors do. The New Mexico
Legislature is 44 percent Hispanic, a contrast to the 16 percent in Arizona,
according to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed
Officials."
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/05/jobs-obamas-dept-of-la-raza-illegal.html
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http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/jun/nclr-funding-skyrockets-after-obama-hires-its-vp
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LA RAZA SUPREMACIST HILDA SOLIS, SEC. OF DEPT OF LABOR.
Michelle Malkin
LA RAZA HILDA SOLIS - The U.S. Department of Illegal Alien
Labor
President Obama's Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is supposed to
represent American workers. What you need to know is that this longtime
open--borders sympathizer has always had a rather radical definition of
"American." At a Latino voter registration project conference in Los
Angeles many years ago, Solis asserted to thunderous applause, "We are all
Americans, whether you are legalized or not."
That's right. The woman in charge of enforcing our
employment laws doesn't give a hoot about our immigration laws ---- or about
the fundamental distinction between those who followed the rules in pursuit of
the American dream and those who didn't.
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FROM JUDICIAL WATCH .org
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Labor Secretary Pledges Help For Illegal Workers
Last Updated: Tue,
06/22/2010 - 11:00am
Two months after the
Department of Labor launched a special program to assist and protect illegal
immigrants in the U.S. the Obama cabinet official who heads the agency is
personally encouraging undocumented workers to report employers that don’t pay
them fairly.
In a Spanish-language
public service announcement, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis
assures that “every worker in America has a right to be paid fairly, whether
documented or not.” Illegal aliens who are not getting fair wages are
encouraged to call a new hotline set up by the agency on a new “Podemos Ayudar” (We
Can Help) web page designed to administer worker protection laws and ensure
that employees are properly paid “regardless of immigration status.”
In the short video,
also posted in English, Solis tells illegal immigrants that it’s a “serious
problem” when workers in this country are not paid fairly and that all workers
have the right to receive their salary regardless of immigration status. She
encourages those who are not to call the new hotline and assures it’s free and
confidential. “Podemos ayudar,” (we can help), Solis guarantees at the end of
the brief segment.
The Labor Secretary’s
new message is part of a campaign launched a few months ago to help illegal
immigrant workers in the U.S., who she refers to as “vulnerable” and “underpaid.” At least 1,000 new field investigators have been deployed
to reach out to Latino laborers in areas with large numbers of illegal alien
employees and the agency will focus on enforcing labor and wage laws in
industries that typically hire lots of illegal aliens without reporting anyone
to federal immigration authorities.
For a government
agency to protect law breakers in this fashion may seem unbelievable but not if
you consider the source. A Former California congresswoman, Solis has close
ties to the influential La Raza movement that advocates open borders and rights
for illegal immigrants. She made the protection of undocumented workers a major
priority upon being named Labor Secretary, assuring illegal aliens that “if you
work in this country, you are protected by our laws.”
"While the declining job market in the United States
may be discouraging some would-be border crossers, a flow of illegal aliens
continues unabated, with many entering the United States as drug-smuggling
"mules."
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OPEN BORDERS ADVOCATE
HAROLD HURTT HEADS OBAMA’S I.C.E.
ICE IS OBAMA’S AGENCY
FOR NON-ENFORCEMENT.
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http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2011/06/obamas-ice-under-harold-hurtt-now-la.html
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http://www.mexica-movement.org/ They claim all of North
America for Mexico!
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OBAMA’S HISPANICAZATION of AMERICA – HOW DOES HE EXPLAIN
THAT TO BLACK AMERICA? HE DOESN’T BOTHER!
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Newsmax
Obama's 'Hispanicazation' of America
Monday, January 10, 2011 08:28 AM
By: James Walsh
Casting a shadow on economic recovery efforts in the United
States is the cost of illegal immigration that consumes U.S. taxpayer dollars
for education, healthcare, social welfare benefits, and criminal justice.
Illegal aliens (or more politically correct, "undocumented
immigrants") with ties to Mexican drug cartels are contributing to death
and destruction on U.S. lands along the southern border.
While the declining job market in the United States may be
discouraging some would-be border crossers, a flow of illegal aliens continues
unabated, with many entering the United States as drug-smuggling
"mules."
Increasingly vicious foot soldiers of the Mexican drug
cartels are taking control of U.S. lands along the border, especially since
U.S. Border Patrol units have been reassigned, some to offices 60 to 80 miles
inland.
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) early last year posted signs warning citizens to avoid
Interstate 8 between Casa Grande and Gila Bend, Ariz., because of criminal
activity in the area, an area that includes protected natural areas precious to
the nation.
In reaction to public outrage over the signs, the BLM
removed the offensive wording in October 2010, replacing it with the following:
Visitor Information Update--Active Federal Law Enforcement Patrol Area.
As the liberal news media, far-left Democrats, and labor
unions push for the "Hispanicazation" of U.S. culture, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. border
has never been more secure.
Perhaps she is basing this on the reduced number of
apprehensions, which result, of course, from reassigning Border Patrol agents
inland.
In a recent New York Times article, Nicholas Kristof
criticized U.S. citizens for not speaking a foreign language and suggested that
"Every child in the United States should learn Spanish." He concluded
that as the United States increasingly integrates economically with Latin
America, Spanish will be crucial for the United States.
For decades, the liberal left has argued that Latin America
is essential for U.S. business and trade. Kristof states that Latin America
"is finally getting its act together" but fails to mention the Obama
administration's $2 billion loan of U.S. taxpayer money in 2009 to Brazil's
Petrobras oil company for deep off-shore oil drilling. Obama confidant George
Soros, through the Soros Fund Management LLC, until recently owned millions of
dollars of Petrobras stock.
Kristof suggests that one day Spanish-speaking Americans
will be part of daily life in the United States and that workmen such as
mechanics will be able to communicate easily with Spanish-speaking customers.
He fails to explain why these customers will not be speaking
English. After all, the ability to speak, read, and write English remains a
requirement for U.S. citizenship.
President Barack Obama gives lip service to increasing
border control resources with limited funding and personnel. Many officials,
including the governors of Texas and Arizona, are skeptical regarding the Obama
administration's resolve. They resent that the United States is being blamed
for the killing fields on both sides of the Mexico-U.S. Border.
For instance, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in
March 2009, during her first official visit to Mexico, placed the blame for the
Mexican drug cartels' vicious murders on the United States.
In Mexico City, she announced that the U.S. appetite for
illegal drugs and the easy acquisition of guns from the United States by
Mexicans are the root causes of the Mexican crime wave. "Blame
America" has become the global agenda of the Democratic Party.
The Obama administration's plan to resolve the immigration
chaos is to offer amnesty to all comers. President Obama re-affirms his support
of a "pathway to citizenship" (amnesty) for illegal aliens in 2011.
The administration, however, has announced no plans to
control the influx of future waves of illegal aliens or their skyrocketing
costs to the nation. The administration, which condones U.S. sanctuary cities
and states, has no plans to file charges against them for violations of federal
immigration law. Nor does the administration seem concerned about the
environmental impact that illegal aliens have on the ecology of the United
States.
Many national forests, parks, monuments, wilderness areas,
and wildlife refuges -- once the pride of the nation -- are serving today as
marijuana fields for illegal alien gangs.
Former Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
reportedly said to a gathering of illegal aliens in California in 2009 that
U.S. immigration laws were "un-American," suggesting that they need
not be obeyed. Concerned citizens can only trust that the new speaker of the
House, John Boehner, as part of congressional oversight of federal agencies,
will demand enforcement of existing immigration laws.
When will President Obama recognize that illegal immigration
is slowing economic recovery? Can he resolve the chaos while still appeasing
his Hispanic base?
To maintain his populist aura, the president is in the habit
of saying one thing to one audience and the opposite to another.
One Obama apologist explained, "Campaign rhetoric is one
thing," suggesting that governing is another. The deliberate
Hispanicazation of the United States to secure a block of votes is quite
another.
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THE ENTIRE REASON THE BORDERS ARE LEFT OPEN IS TO CUT WAGES!
"We could cut unemployment in half simply by reclaiming
the jobs taken by illegal workers," said Representative Lamar Smith of
Texas, co-chairman of the Reclaim American Jobs Caucus. "President Obama
is on the wrong side of the American people on immigration. The president
should support policies that help citizens and legal immigrants find the jobs
they need and deserve rather than fail to enforce immigration laws."
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