Update Washington--the real reason for Obama's back door amnesty

August 2, 2010 Conservative Examiner Anthony G. Martin

In a follow-up analysis of the now-infamous secret memo indicating that the Obama Administration intends to conduct a program of back door amnesty for illegal aliens without approval from Congress, the Washington Examiner exposes the end-game for what it is, despite protests to the contrary from the Administration.

(Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images). Obama Attorney-General Eric Holder.

When the secret memo was unexpectedly made public last week, the Administration immediately released a clarification attempting to portray the information as mere 'discussion' rather than official policy.

But, as Washington Examiner reports, the memo has all the markings of something far beyond mere discussion and debate. The Administration wants to implement back door amnesty to multi-millions of illegal aliens without having to go through the process of Congressional approval:

"Congress demurred from taking up President Obama's immigration reform because voters were angry enough with Obamacare's passage. But a recently released memo from U.S. Citizens and Immigration Services officials reveals the contempt with which the administration holds these voters. Outlining ways in which the government can provide "relief" to illegal immigrants, the memo suggests delaying deportation for some (perhaps even indefinitely) or granting green cards to others. A spokesman for the agency told the Associated Press that this document shouldn't be "equated with official action or policy," and represented only "deliberation and exchange of ideas." But that's a hard sell: This memo has all the hallmarks of the administration's refusal to pursue its policy agenda in an open and democratic way."

This would also explain the Obama Administration's vehement, almost vengeful, opposition to Arizona's new illegal alien law, which does nothing but mirror federal law. The Administration is deathly afraid that Arizona will do what it has steadfastly refused to do--enforce the law.

Another reason for the vendetta against Arizona is exposed by the Washington Examiner:

"The memo sheds light on why the Justice Department finds Arizona's immigration law so odious. The law, popularly passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor, is an effort to address the flow of illegal immigrants into the state by allowing Arizona police officers to detain illegal immigrants. But the police are not empowered to deport the illegals -- instead, the detainees are referred to the federal government. This would create a record of the illegal immigrants the administration refuses to deport, making transparent the White House's efforts to undermine current immigration law."

Thus, not only is it apparent that the DOJ's lawsuit is not driven by any concern whatsoever for 'federal law,' but the contention of the Obama apologists that this memo 'only addresses kinks in the process of legal immigration' is patently false. The lawsuit is intended to prevent Arizona from discovering and making public the extent to which the Administration has violated federal law on illegal aliens.

This is purely about amnesty for illegal aliens prior to an election, no matter which way you cut it.