While the Department of Homeland Security and the Obama Administration have been promoting the increased number of deportations of criminal illegal aliens, they've quietly been executing an administrative amnesty that first came to light over the summer. A new report by the Houston Chronicle says the number of deportation cases that have been dismissed by federal judges has increased by 700% over recent months.
A new Gallup Poll reveals that only 29% of Americans approve of Pres. Obama's handling of the immigration issue. Sixty-two percent of Americans disapprove of the President's handling of the issue.
Majority Leader Harry Reid and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are facing a dilemma: Although they publicly bemoan the fact that Republicans won’t help them pass an unpopular amnesty . . . er, comprehensive immigration-reform bill, they don’t want to force vulnerable Democrats to vote on amnesty this close to the November elections — especially not with unemployment at 9.5 percent.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs downplayed the USCIS memo that surfaced on Thursday and details 18 different ways administrative actions could be used to provide amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Gibbs said the White House is committed to a comprehensive approach that would involve Congressional action.
After receiving no response from their first letter sent to the Obama Administration on June 21 regarding reports of an Executive Action mass amnesty, a group of 12 Senators, led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), is again asking the Administration for answers. The Administration has not denied reports of a plan to provide a mass amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens through deferred action and parole.
The Justice Department unleashed their assault on Arizona's immigration enforcement law last week, but yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department announced that cities that protect illegal aliens from law enforcement officials, otherwise known as sanctuary cities, would be safe from federal prosecutors.
In a meeting with White House officials this past weekend, Democratic Governors raised concerns with the Administration's decision to sue Arizona over its immigration enforcement law. The Governors were meeting in Boston for a meeting of the National Governors Association, and the Democratic Governors expressed concern over the lawsuit's potential impact on the fall elections.
Thirty-nine Members of the Immigration Reform Caucus sent Pres. Obama a letter addressing the reports of an attempt by the Administration to provide an Amnesty to the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens through the use of Executive Orders. The Members called on the President to articulate his opposition to any such plan.
Pres. Obama gave the following speech at American University in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning. The President called for 'comprehensive reform' that includes an amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens, resources for securing the border, an easier way for foreign nationals to come to the United States, and a crack down on employers who hire illegal aliens.
Pres. Obama delivered a 30-minute speech to approximately 250 Pro-Amnesty supporters at American University in Washington, D.C. today, calling for 'comprehensive immigration reform' with a mass amnesty. While the President addressed the need to bring 11-18 million illegal aliens "out of the shadows", he failed to address the impact of issuing that many permanent work permits on an economy that has more than 25 million U.S. citizens and legal immigrants looking for full-time work.
Pres. Obama will follow up two consecutive days of meetings about immigration reform with a speech at American University on Thursday on the topic. On Tuesday, Pres. Obama met with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus a day after he met with Pro-Amnesty supporters on Monday.
Fox News published a story focusing on NumbersUSA's involvement in what has become a nationwide story of the Obama Administration's possible plans to offer an amnesty through the use of executive actions. NumbersUSA's Director of Government Relations Rosemary Jenks spoke with Fox News about the story.
Arizona Democratic House Members are asking Pres. Obama not to sue their home state in response to the passing of a tough new immigration enforcement law. Facing tough elections this fall, the Democratic House Members are asking Pres. Obama for more action in securing the border and less lip service.
Pres. Obama officially asked Congress on Tuesday for $600 million of emergency funding to be used to hire 1,000 border patrol agents, acquire two drones and take other steps to increase border security. In his 2011 budget released this past February, Pres. Obama, however, proposed cutting border patrol agents along the Southwest border and slashed funding for the "virtual fence."
Several Senators have learned of a possible plan by the Obama Administration that would provide a mass Amnesty for the nation's 11-18 million illegal aliens. Led by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), eight Senators addressed a letter to the President asking for answers to questions about a plan that would allow DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to provide an amnesty if they can't secure enough votes for a bill in the Senate.
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer met with Pres. Barack Obama at the White House yesterday to discuss security plans along the Arizona-Mexico border and the state's new immigration enforcement law. While the two leaders don't agree on how to handle the steady and dangerous flow of illegal aliens into Arizona, both did agree that something needs to be done.
Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords has announced that the Obama Administration will send up to 1,200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border. Pres. Obama also plans to request $500 million from Congress to increase border security.
The Obama Administration announced today that it is extending Temporary Protected Status for illegal aliens from Nicaragua and Honduras who are living in the United States. TPS for those nations was supposed to expire in July, but the Administration is extending the deadline for two more years. Rep. Lamar Smith spoke out against the decision.
Pres. Obama met briefly with reporters last night and said there might not be "the appetite" for immigration reform this year. His comments came on the same day the Senate Democrats circulated an Amnesty proposal. Later today, Majority Leader Harry Reid will unveil an Amnesty plan during a press conference.
"Governments which serve their own people survive and thrive,” said President Obama in Moscow on July 7. He should heed his own advice.
Wonder why Washington politicians gathering in Jobs Summits on Thursday show NO interest in pushing illegal aliens out of their jobs in order to put millions of unemployed Americans back to work? A major pro-amnesty coalition has just provided one answer. An article promoted on its website says that illegal aliens are better workers than Americans. If somebody has to be unemployed, it should be the less-desirable American workers who don't have jobs, the article says. Unbelievable? Read on . . .
Nobel-award winning economist Paul Krugman can't figure it out. So, I doubt that he or any of the other hot-shot business and academic experts at Pres. Obama's jobs summit Thursday will bring up the fact that hundreds of thousands additional Americans could be working a year from now by changing immigration quotas (FOR FREE). I'm just an humble former newspaperman, but if Obama had invited me, here is what I would suggest to him . . .
After the public controversy that ensued after Pres. Obama's health care speech to a joint session of Congress, the White House sent around an email to reporters clarifying the administration's stance on health care benefits to illegal aliens. Although, the administration supports a verification mechanism to ensure no illegal alien receives benefits, the issue could be irrelevant with an amnesty.
Earlier this month, Pres. Obama took a shot at the opponents of Amnesty by labeling them as “demagogues.” Roy responded by requesting a meeting with the President, and NumbersUSA members responded with their own thoughts as well.
In a visit to Mexico, Pres. Barack Obama said he expects Amnesty legislation to be drafted in Congress this fall with debate beginning after the first of the year. While the President has always maintained that he wants to pursue immigration reform, he has come under heat recently from open-borders groups for not doing enough.
Pres. Barack Obama took the first step on Thursday towards immigration reform and an amnesty for more than 11 million illegal aliens. Members of the Administration met with 30 Members of Congress from both sides of the issue and both sides of the aisle to get the debate rolling, but Pres. Obama said after the meeting that there was "not by any means consensus across the table."
Pres. Barack Obama's Chief of Staff met with reporters on Thursday morning before the President's 2 p.m. meeting with Congressional leaders to kick off the discussion for immigration reform. But Rahm Emanuel said that the White House doesn't believe they have enough votes in Congress for an amnesty bill.
In March 2009, Pres. Barack Obama hosted a health care summit at the White House where he addressed the nursing shortage. Pres. Obama said he favored improving conditions for American nurses before importing foreign nurses to fill open jobs.
Representative Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) has sent a letter, along with 51 other Members of the House, criticizing Pres. Barack Obama and his Administration's decision to postpone a 2008 executive order requiring the mandatory use of E-Verify for government contractors. It was the fourth time the order was delayed - the third by the Obama Administration.
Last summer, Pres. George Bush signed an executive order that would require government contractors and subcontractors to verify all employees and new hires using the Department of Homeland Security's employment verification system - E-Verify. Pres. Bush's executive order has been delayed four times, and now NumbersUSA has learned that the new Administration will scrap that executive order and replace it with a weaker version.
The mandatory usage of E-Verify for companies contracting with the federal government has been delayed for a fourth time. Former President George Bush first signed an executive order making E-Verify's usage mandatory last fall, but he delayed its implementation once, and it has now been delayed three times under Pres. Barack Obama.
A White Source has confirmed that Pres. Barack Obama is scheduling a meeting to discuss immigration on June 8. According to the Wall Street Journal, the source said Congressional leaders will meet to discuss policy discussion, but legislative action isn't planned until next year.
