Sunday, August 28, 2011




The states must fight Obama's amnesty decree


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If anyone had any doubt about President Obama's lack of respect for the Constitution, the separation of powers or the rule of law, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano dispelled that doubt on Aug. 18.
Napolitano has announced rather cavalierly that her department will no longer enforce the nation's immigration laws. According to White House spokesperson Cecilia Munoz, our immigration laws will henceforth be enforced "in a smart and effective manner." Reading the fine print, this translates into deporting only illegal aliens who commit "serious crimes," and all others will get the benefits of "prosecutorial discretion." This amounts to amnesty by White House decree, not by act of Congress.
Over 300,000 existing deportation orders will be disregarded by the agents of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, and millions of future cases will never get that far. But, oh, wait – don't panic. This benefit of "prosecutorial discretion" will be applied only "on a case by case basis." This dishonest disclaimer comes from the mouth of the same person who continues to assert that "the border is more secure than ever." It's the public official we trust to guard our nation's homeland security.
The public has been misled by the White House to believe that this is a simple matter of establishing "law enforcement priorities." Even Fox News mischaracterized the decree in an online poll question: "Do you agree that violent criminals should be deported first?" Well, sorry to break the news to Fox, but that's not what the new policy does. The seven-page memo from DHS Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement John Morton says something quite different. Only serious criminals will be deported, and all others will get a pass.
The really bad news is that a divided Congress will probably do nothing to reverse this usurpation of congressional authority and dangerous expansion of rule by decree. The good news is that states can act to protect their citizens from this monstrous abuse of power.
What point is there in "immigration reform" if Obama can unilaterally decide not to enforce laws he doesn't like? But states can still enforce state laws, and they can also augment the enforcement of federal law. Who says so? The US Supreme Court, that's who.

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1 comment:

  1. Wow! We hear you Tancredo...now what are you going to DO about it? Nothing...as usual!

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