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A group of Senate Republicans sent Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano a letter after learning of the DHS backdoor amnesty memo I reported on yesterday. According to Homeland Security Today:
“Several of us have written to you previously about a USCIS memorandum entitled ‘Administrative Alternatives to Comprehensive Immigration Reform,’” the senators wrote. “We now understand that an additional memorandum, which laid out some of the same proposals for granting immigration benefits to illegal immigrants… and which contained extensive discussions of the political considerations for such actions, was prepared at DHS headquarters for your review earlier this year.”
The senators are more skeptical of Napolitano’s claim that the earlier USCIS memo was just nonbinding internal deliberations. “Your assurances do little to assuage our concerns about repeated references in the memoranda to find other ways, on an administrative level, to make most illegal immigrants in the country legal,” the lawmakers wrote. The signers include Sens. Jeff Sessions (Ala.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Lindsey Graham (SC), John Cornyn (Texas), and Tom Coburn (Okla.), all Republicans on the Judiciary Committee.
On top of all this, there was yet another draft memo advising Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers not to detain illegal immigrants under certain circumstances. “Whether or not the proposals … have been officially implemented, it is increasingly clear that this Administration is following the spirit of these proposals by dramatically narrowing its efforts to remove whole classes of illegal immigrants,” the senators wrote.
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Booger| 9.22.10 @ 1:50PM
First an attempt to repeal DADT, then this. Why are the Dems always so hooked on doing things through the "back door"? What would Freud say?
Booger| 9.22.10 @ 1:50PM
First an attempt to repeal DADT, then this. Why are the Dems always so hooked on doing things through the "back door"? What would Freud say?
Rick V.| 9.22.10 @ 2:35PM
Thanks to the Democrats (and many Republicans), I'm afraid that's the way our country is getting it these days - via the back door.
JK| 9.22.10 @ 3:12PM
Yeah... sometimes one has to do things on the sly.
It is mainly because the Repulicans are the PARTY OF NO. No matter what the Dems want to do, there is never any co-operation. They had Bush for the last 8 years and all he did was make us famous for War and going broke. And now everyone points a finger at Obama ?? What for ??? How many of you believe he created the mess ??? And if any of you do, maybe you need to follow things on a day to day level to understand when and where it all started.
JohnD| 9.22.10 @ 3:35PM
The Democrats have the White House and both houses of Congress. They do not need Republican cooperation to pass anything. How can you blame Republicans? Your argument makes no sense.
Maybe the problem is the Democrats who ran as Republicans to dupe voters outside the Northeast. Sucks to be held accountable by the voters, don't it?
montereyjack| 9.22.10 @ 4:30PM
maybe if you pulled your head out of your perpetual dark spot you would have seen that the last two years or your party's socalled accomplishments have been done so through the "backdoor":payoffs to organized labor, kickbacks for votes on HC, threats and intimidation for those who disagree, picking and choosing what Constitutional or Federal law to enforce when it might be to their benefit, and then the neverending spinning of incidents or activities contra their Marxist agenda. Republicans are not the party of no, they are the party of HELL NO! Now kindly put your head back up your rectum as you appear to have no use for it.
DaveE| 9.22.10 @ 5:59PM
This is typical Democratic denial of the real world. In most cases, the Republicans say no because they aren't given any alternative. The Democrats, which have controlled Congress since 2007 offer no room for negotiation, so the only choice the Republicans have is to roll over and play dead, or to vote no. The Democrats have demonstrated time and again, they don't give a damn about the American people. They are going to pursue their agenda, regardless of the effects. Their consistent use of back-door procedures is just another indication of their dedication to implementing their policies, in spite of public opinion.
ps| 9.22.10 @ 10:34PM
Party of No - absolutely! No more tax increases, no more 9% unemployment, no more big government, no more lies, no more allowing the government to break laws when it is convenient, no more......
Americana| 9.22.10 @ 5:35PM
I'm glad the Oshama admin are being called on their shady attempts to legalize the illegals. It is about time that someone stand up and not allow the Dems to dodge enforcing our immigration laws, let illegals run free and back door attempts at an amnesty. They know Americans are against any kind of amnesty and they know comprehensive reform will not pass either (like the DREAM Act yesterday, another back door amnesty) so they are playing games to get around Congress. The people are not stupid and see their dirty tricks. This is why the Dems will lose big time in November. I will never vote for a candidate who is for the illegals and amnesty.
arizona heat| 9.22.10 @ 7:45PM
today,general motors,the company we all now own,announced a $90 million dollar plan to support 5 congressman who approved our takeover of g.m.this government is so corrupt,so socialist,so anti america,so anti constitution that it is appalling to see anyone express support for it.