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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: lorne who wrote (88377)	7/30/2010 9:18:08 AM
From: FJB	Respond to of 224744

Memo outlines backdoor 'amnesty' plan Immigration staffers cite tools available without reform Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times 8:39 p.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010 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. Chris Bentley, a USCIS spokesman, said drafting the memo doesn't mean the agency has embraced the policy and "nobody should mistake deliberation and exchange of ideas for final decisions." "As a matter of good government, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will discuss just about every issue that comes within the purview of the immigration system," he said in an e-mail statement. "We continue to maintain that comprehensive bipartisan legislation, coupled with smart, effective enforcement, is the only solution to our nation's immigration challenges." He said the Homeland Security Department "will not grant deferred action or humanitarian parole to the nation's entire illegal immigrant population." The memo does talk about targeting specific groups of illegal immigrants. Mr. Grassley said it confirms his fears that the administration is trying an end-run around Congress. "This memo gives credence to our concerns that the administration will go to great lengths to circumvent Congress and unilaterally execute a backdoor amnesty plan," Mr. Grassley said. Continues... washingtontimes.com

To: lorne who wrote (88377)	7/31/2010 9:36:44 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224744

Letter: idiotObama should resign to save country, dignity (Dem Buyer's Remorse Kicking In!) The Daily Herald ^ \| July 31, 2010 \| Steven R. Heuberger Posted on July-31-10 2:46:04 AM by 2ndDivisionVet As a supporter of you and your campaign against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination, nevertheless, I am extremely disappointed with your administration. As an attorney myself, I am concerned about facts v. opinion. From a historical point of view cutting taxes creates economic development and increasing taxes creates the opposite. You are an attorney who is refusing to recognize facts. You do so purely for political purposes to generate votes to keep you in office. As to energy independence, you are kowtowing to the environmental radicals who want to go to green energy. With all due respect, electric cars, which you are now supporting, will not have enough energy to support commerce or emergency services for two reasons. Firstly, the energy grid in this country could not support plugging in all these vehicles, and secondly, should a hurricane or major natural disaster knock out the electric energy producing companies, it would place all American citizens in that area at risk, since they cannot have fire or police protection or get to work to support their families. Katrina taught us that Mother Nature rules. In respect to cutting spending for the space program, you ignore the fact that space exploration has produced technology giving us cell phones, computers, etc. This program has also provided technology for defending our nation in case of attack. It destroys the traditional philosophy of this nation to reach for the stars, which has made us distinct from all other nations in the history of the world. As for the defense budget, once again, you have cut the defense budget, which puts our country at risk. Bullies only understand one thing, which is strength. It is not Kumbaya, apparently your philosophy. I learned that lesson as a child when my father taught me how to box in an attempt to defend myself against bullies. It worked well when I was a youngster and works internationally. Obviously, you never learned that lesson from your own father. I cannot disagree with those who criticize you as being a socialist at best and Marxist at worst. Your strategy to push us down the road of Marxism is obvious. Since you will probably not be re-elected in the next presidential campaign, everything is a rush. The Democratic Party is essentially a one party system in this country. Your philosophy will destroy the United States and make us no better than the failed socialist and communist nations around the world. You apparently defend all criticisms as racism, which is a typical political knee-jerk reaction. These criticisms are not based on race, but on philosophy. After all, it was white America that elected you to office and who adopted all the affirmative action and discrimination laws in place today. The black community could not have done this based upon its numbers. Your handling of the gulf oil leak is despicable. You should have allowed every possible company, country, etc. to help contain this leak as soon as possible. From a hypocritical point of view, you blamed George Bush for not responding soon enough to Katrina, yet for political reasons, you failed to respond fully and quickly to the oil leak. Obviously, your support of environmental radicals for their vote made your decision. In conclusion and in my opinion, you have failed this nation. Please resign and avoid the embarrassment of not being re-elected or impeached.