Nov. 20, 2014 Original Publish Date
Dec. 22, 2014 update
October 17, 2019 Replaced broken video links. Direct links inserted if unable to view video from this report.
How President Obama is Dismantling the U.S. Immigration System
original article written by Net Advisor™
EXCERPT: President Obama and his Administration have bypassed Congress and is working against America’s own economic and security interests to push for HIS own illegal open border agenda. Obama and others have falsely claimed that ‘the immigration system is broken.’ Nothing can be further from the truth.
This report documents the proof of how the Obama Administration has been systematically dismantling the U.S. immigration system. Read more in this 29-page full-cited report including videos, data graphics, government documents and photos.
WASHINGTON DC. President Obama thinks the immigration system is “broken.” The President also said he is ‘not an emperor’ and can’t unilaterally change the law himself; that it is his job to enforce the law that CONGRESS passes (Video @0:36)
Acting like an ’emperor’ is not what President Obama has done in practice. When the TV cameras are gone, the Obama Administration has been systematically dismantling the immigration system, creating crisis wherever it can in order to push for more illegal immigration for political purposes.
[1] Knock Knock?
The United States Southern Border has been facing a massive influx of illegal immigrants. This is not much of a surprise except the surge of new immigrants include more children, teenagers or “unaccompanied minors,” officially, “unaccompanied alien child” as defined by federal law under 6 USC § 279.
The influx of unaccompanied minor illegal aliens are coming not so much from Mexico, but 75 percent are coming from Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
“The number of unaccompanied minors from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras has soared more than 1,000 percent, according to Border Patrol data.
In fiscal year 2009, border agents apprehended 3,304 such children from those three countries. This year, that figure is now more than 48,000 and expected to continue to grow.”
— Source: CBS News Houston (PDF)
Homeland Security was originally expecting 60,000 unaccompanied minors to illegally cross the U.S. Southern Border in 2014. That number is expected to double to 120,000 in 2015, and this may be a conservative estimate.
In Oklahoma – which borders North of Texas, not Mexico has seen a trail of illegals walking though their state to the point where a U.S. Army Base was being used not for defense or house troops, but to house up 1,200 illegal minors. The same housing of massive unaccompanied illegal alien minors occurred at a Texas Air force Base and at a California Navel Base. Arizona ordered 2,000 mattresses to try and provide beds for the massive inflow of illegals they are receiving and anticipating.
U.S. Border Patrol flew hundreds of illegal aliens that entered the U.S. from Texas to California. In New Mexico, the U.S. government is apparently getting into the foster-hotel care business and planned a “700-bed center” in Artesia.
Instead of processing and deporting illegals, the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) has been violating federal law by putting illegal aliens on U.S. airlines, buses and dropping them off on random streets (PDF). The illegal aliens are supposed to report for an immigration hearing on their own free will.
[2] Obama’s Failure to Uphold the Law.
A U.S. immigration official attempted to mislead Americans about their duty to uphold immigration law. According to the Atlantic Journal Constitution, ICE spokesman Vincent Picard denied that any illegal immigrants detained in Georgia were flown to Arizona. If you look at this context of Picard’s statement, he is only referring to one location. Picard does not dismiss that transporting illegals didn’t occur anywhere or at all. Picard also did not deny that people were bused instead of being flown.
A June 7, 2014 video by CS Monitor, witnessed large commercial-type buses transporting apparent illegal aliens into a Nogales, Arizona border station. Another report said that ICE dropped off 50 people (illegal aliens) at a Greyhound Bus station.
Another “U.S. Border Patrol spokesman said that Texas facilities have been full from a large amount of people from Central America. Three planes carried about 400 people from Texas to Tucson over the weekend.”
— Source: Tucson News Now (PDF)
It appears that we have a serious conflict of statements between an immigration administrative spokesperson and actual local law enforcement. Law enforcement and the media seem to have the story correct.
ICE defended their actions and said that they are trying to connect those (illegal) minors with (legal or illegal alien) families who live in the U.S. which is a violation of their enforcement code. If one is illegal in the U.S. that means illegal, it does not mean re-write the law or ignore the federal laws by those who have been sworn to uphold.
A Michigan woman was arrested for transporting a van of illegal aliens in 2009 (PDF). She faced a $5,000 fine and up to 5 years in prison under Title 8 USC § 1324(d) (PDF) if she did this for any amount of money. This is just one example, but apparently, it’s OK if government violates the law and no one is arrested or prosecuted?
[3] Jobs for Everyone! Unless You’re an American Citizen.
We have been told that there are about 11 million illegal aliens in the USA. In 2005, that number was 18-20 million illegals in the USA. How did the illegal population drop by 9 million from 2005 to 2013 and did not increase by one person at the same time tells you that the real number of illegals in the USA is likely far greater than we are being told.
The Obama Administration put out a request for proposal (RFP) to have up to 34 million Green Cards ready to be made over the next five years including 9 million now. This is the official draft document Homeland Security posted. These green card could allow illegal aliens to compete with existing U.S. citizens for jobs in an already tight job market.
Low wage workers especially at the retail level, would likely be at risk of losing their job to those willing to be paid less, and work more.
[4] Backdoor Amnesty or Just Visiting?
The Obama Administration is also destabilizing the immigration by not enforcing federal immigration laws such as going after those in the USA on expired Visas. In fact in 2012 alone, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico reported the issuance of 2 million “visitor” Visas to the United States. That number is 30 percent more than what it was in 2011.
Many of these Visas are probably travel related, foreign worker and student related. But for those who have other ideas to stay (illegally), who is going to stop them if the President ignores federal immigration laws? We call this ‘backdoor amnesty.’
For those American entrepreneurs who have a hard time getting their businesses going, look no further than President Obama allocating taxpayer resources to fund foreign corporate welfare.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said in December 2012 that President Obama will allocate $1 Million (13 Million Pesos) to support entrepreneurship in – wait for it – Mexico.
We assume there is a typo in the U.S. Embassy statement because the Mexico entrepreneur program continues to the year 20,128. We assume they meant 2028?
[5] How Else is President Obama Dismantling the U.S. Immigration System.
The majority of U.S. voters are against amnesty, yet President Obama has bypassed Congress and voter’s wishes and has used executive orders to dismantle the U.S. immigration system and U.S. borders.
“Since 2009, the Obama Administration has systematically gutted effective immigration enforcement policies, moved aggressively against state and local governments that attempt to enforce immigration laws, and stretched the concept of “prosecutorial discretion” to a point where it has rendered many immigration laws meaningless. Remarkably, the Administration has succeeded in doing all this with barely a peep of protest from Congress.”
— FAIR.org July 2012 Report (PDF)
[6] DHS Entices Illegals to Come to the U.S.
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson (pictured above) said in January 2014, Illegal Aliens “earned the right to be citizens.”
“Speaking at the United States Conference of Mayors on Friday, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the approximately 11 million people who are in the country illegally have “earned the right to be citizens.”
— Source: CNS News, Jan. 24, 2014 (PDF)
DHS was referring to those who successfully made it into the U.S. – illegally – and thus should be rewarded with automatic citizenship? The Homeland Security Secretary arguably encourages others to come to the U.S. (illegally) and as quickly as possible because there may be a “window” of amnesty.
The Secretary’s job is to enforce immigration law, not circumvent the law. Such violations questions his ability to hold his office.
[7] President Obama Encourages Illegals to Come to the U.S.
President Obama has enticed illegal aliens to sign up for government (taxpayer funded) healthcare, “Obamacare.” The President promises that if they (illegals) apply for Obamacare, that immigration enforcement will not use one’s illegal alien status against them for deportation.
“Well, the main thing for people to know is that any information you get, you know, asked with respect to buying insurance, does not have anything to do with … the rules governing immigration,” Obama said. “And you know, you can qualify if you’re a legal resident, if you are … legally present in the United States.
“You know, if you have a family where some people are citizens or legally here, and others are not documented, the immigration people will never get that information.”
— President Barack Obama said March 18, 2014 (Source: The Hill.com HTML / PDF)
On April 28, 2011, President Obama held a celebrity amnesty meeting at the White House including two Spanish television hosts attended at the White House.
“Notable attendees include actresses Eva Longoria and America Ferrera, television hosts Jose Diaz-Balart of Telemundo (the brother of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)) and Maria Elena Salinas of Univision, Emilio Estefan (husband of singer Gloria Estefan), and executive director of the pro-amnesty group Voto Latino, Maria Teresa Kumar” (PDF, P11).
[8] The Morton Memo: Don’t Enforce Immigration Laws?
On June 17, 2011, what became to be known as the “Morton memo #2,” the Obama Administration again bypassed Congress, and had ICE Director John Morton issue a memo instructing ICE officers to NOT enforce the law when it comes to those who qualify for the DREAM Act.
[9] Obama Frustrating Border Agents – On Purpose?
Federal Border Agents have to consider 19 different factors before taking an illegal alien in custody. If you are a minor (under 18) you are pretty much guaranteed not to be deported. It is this type of lawless action by the Obama Administration that created the so-called, “humanitarian crisis” at the U.S. Southern Border.
“ICE Director John Morton issues a memorandum directing ICE agents to refrain from enforcing U.S. immigration laws against certain segments of the illegal alien population, including those who qualify for the DREAM Act. The memorandum lists 19 different factors agents should consider when deciding whether to take an illegal alien into custody.
Criterion include the Agency’s enforcement priorities as stated in his March 2 memorandum, the alien’s length of presence in the U.S., whether the alien entered the U.S. as a minor, the alien’s pursuit of education in the U.S., whether the alien or their spouse is pregnant or nursing, and whether the alien’s nationality makes removal unlikely.”
— Source: FAIR.org Report (P11, PDF, June 17, 2011)
[10] Obama’s Campaign for More Illegals: No Deportation?
In 2012, President Obama ran campaign ads in Spanish which some might argue is an open invitation to come to the U.S. – even illegally. Obama superseded Federal immigration laws on the books since 1965, and told Homeland Security to stop deporting “young people.”
“Obama speaking straight to the camera, in Spanish. The ad is part of a larger push to tout Obama’s June directive to the Department of Homeland Security to stop deporting some undocumented young people.”
— Source: Huffington Post
This message sent a signal to “undocumented” (“illegal alien”) people with infants, toddlers, teens who are minors and who come to the U.S., that they won’t be deported. It should be noted that the term “undocumented alien” is a political term, not a legal term. See 8 USC § 1101 – Definitions, “Alien”.
[11] Obama’s Campaign for More Illegals: Free or Cheap Healthcare.
In October 2013, President Obama made a pledge directed to illegal aliens that if they sign up for ObamaCare, that their application(s) won’t be used for immigration deportation purposes.
President Obama went on Spanish talk radio in March 2014 and effectively was advertising for illegal aliens who just happened to be in the U.S. to enroll in ObamaCare.
Also in March 2014, President Obama appeased the “angry” supporters of open border polices by having the new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson find ways to, “conduct enforcement more humanely.” This entire idea is a farce. The Obama Administration provides illegal aliens better care than American veterans who fought for America’s security (Veteran Healthcare Reports: CNN, Military.com, UPI).
In August 2014, the Democrat candidate for Florida’s Governor, Charlie Crist argued that illegal aliens should not be kicked off taxpayer supported Obamacare. Crist operating against American citizens’ interest, was operating as an advocate for illegals in the United States tried running under all three major political parties. Crist lost as a Democrat in the 2014 Florida governor’s race to Republican Rick Scott who has held the office since 2011.
[12] Obama Wants Financing for the Trafficking of Illegals in the U.S.
The Obama Administration wants Congress to pay for massive travel, hotel, and other costs for aliens they are allowing to enter into the U.S. illegally.
“In general, significant numbers do have family members in the United States” who can pick up their kids from the federal facilities, said Cecilia Munoz, President Barack Obama’s top domestic adviser.
“White House officials have asked Congress to approve $1.4 billion to care for the youth and to help them get to their destinations in the United States”
— Source: Daily Caller Report: Obama Offers Mini-Amnesty To 200,000 ‘Kids’ By 2016
[13] Illegal Aliens Violent Clash With Police in San Francisco.
A number of students, mostly out-of-state (including non-U.S. citizens) protested about not being able to get in-state tuition, despite the fact some admitted they were not here in the U.S. legally in the first place.
These students attempted to break in the administration building while police were guarding the entrance. Some students were charged with battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.
Essentially what you have are illegal aliens who are upset that they have to follow at least one law, and that is pay out-of-state tuition if you don’t meet the (usually) 1 year state residency requirement. And because they didn’t want to obey that one law, they choose to act violently to protest against the college and with police? Are these the type of people Obama wants as his upstanding citizens?
If we had serious illegal immigration enforcement, this is what should have been done. The violent (illegal alien) protesters who were arrested, should have been immediately turned over to ICE and begin deportation proceedings.
[14] Costs of Illegal Immigration to U.S. Tax Payers.
In 2004, a report by an immigration reform group, FAIR suggested that the cost to California taxpayers for illegal immigration in just that state amounted to $1,183 per California household or over $10 Billion per year. This cost in just California soared over 250% since to over $25 Billion per year.
“A new study released by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that providing education, health care, law enforcement, and social and government services to illegal aliens and their dependents costs Californians $25.3 billion per year according to FAIR’s report The Fiscal Burden of Illegal Immigration on California Taxpayers.”
— Source: FAIR.org, June 19, 2014 (Report, 20pps PDF)
Nationally speaking, Illegal immigration is now costing U.S. taxpayers some $113 Billion per year.
[15] More Enticement to Break the Law?
In 2013, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) released a report that translates like this: If an illegal alien got caught by U.S. immigration officials, even if they committed other crimes in the U.S.A, there was a 99.74 percent chance they would not get deported.
Being illegal in the USA seems to pay off?
- FREE FOOD: Illegals Under 18 instant EBT Qualification. Which means children’s illegal guardians get welfare aid.
- Illegal aliens cost California hospitals more than $1.25 billion annually.
- Pay No ObamaCare Tax: Illegal Aliens, and other special groups are EXEMPT from paying ObamaCare fines (tax).
- Join the U.S. Military, ALL Your Illegal Alien Parents Can Stay in the USA Too.
- Odds Being Deported: 1 out of 585 people, or 99.74% Chance will NOT be deported.
[16] BOOM! Most of the “Uninsured” May Be Illegal Aliens.
President Obama and like-minded Democrats pushed for “healthcare reform” (Obamacare) which has been nothing but costly and millions of people risk losing their healthcare plan despite the promise that people could keep their doctor and their plan.
A 2008 article in USA Today noted that the uninsured in the U.S. seems to be heavily weighted by illegal aliens, not by U.S. citizens (Graphic Below).
One might argue that the Obama healthcare law may have really been designed for illegals to get government subsidized or free healthcare, and U.S. citizens would pay for it?
- Video & Report: John Gruber, Architect of Obamacare ADMITS: Health Care Law Intended to DECEIVE Americans.
[17] Obama Visits Mexico (Again).
President Obama had numerous (about 4 or 5) trips to Mexico.
In 2013, President Obama allegedly was ‘promoting (foreign) jobs and trade’ with Mexico, but had no interest addressing the drugs cartels coming to the U.S. or the lack of U.S. border security.
In his statement, President Obama refereed to the – citizens of Mexico as “Mexican-Americans.” So if Obama goes to Iraq, the Iraqi’s are really Iraqi-Americans? If Obama goes to Afghanistan, the people are really Afghanistan-Americans? And if Obama goes to Russia, everyone there are not really Russians, they are really Russian-Americans?
[18] Fundamentally Transforming America?
Obama’s comments are calculated. Obama is not just trying to appease this foreign audience. Arguably, what Obama is really saying is we have an open border policy and everyone should come to the U.S. (illegally), get on welfare and vote for left causes so my (D) party can have more power over the actual citizens in the U.S., and diminish their Constitutional rights, so you can have yours as I make them up without Congress?
Is this Obama’s “fundamentally transforming America” he was talking about in 2008?
[19] “Immigration Reform” = Amnesty and No Border Security.
President Obama and the pro-Amnesty crowd talk about securing the border. Nothing can be any further from the truth.
One of many Obama executive actions included this one during a Democrat-Controlled Congress looking the other way.
DHS rewrote a memo under section 287(g) which instructs ICE police to remove illegal aliens who have been caught committing crimes. Those who are in the U.S. illegally and who have not committed too many crimes, committed lesser crimes, or committed no crimes are being ignored by ICE police. The result, no deportations which could be in the hundreds-of-thousands of illegal aliens per year.
DHS Rewrites 287(g) Agreements to Curb Enforcement — DHS announces it is rewriting and standardizing the Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) with participating law enforcement agencies to ensure that 287(g) operations comport with ICE priorities, particularly the identification and removal of criminal aliens only.
According to the Administration, the new MOA will “address concerns that individuals may be arrested for minor offenses as a guise to initiate removal proceedings.”
— Source: FAIR.org 2012 Report (PDF, p4)
[20] Working Against America’s Interest.
The Obama Administration, the DOJ and then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have threaten employers who use e-verify, sued the state of Arizona for effectively blocking the state who is trying to meet federal law and not hire illegal aliens (PDF, p6-7).
By July 28, 2010, the Obama Administration with help of a liberal court, Judge Susan Bolton won their case defeating the state of Arizona’s SB 1070 “Support Law Enforcement and Safe neighborhoods Act.”
[21] More Border Insecurity.
The Obama Administration has no interest in border security and little interest in border enforcement.
“U.S. immigration law, House Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security Chairwoman Candice Miller (R-Mich.) notes that only 69 of roughly 4,000 miles along the northern border are under “operational control,” and that only 873 of about 2,000 miles are under “operational control” along the southern border.”
— Source FAIR.org, Feb 15, 2011 Note (P10, PDF)
In October 2013, President Obama pushed for “immigration reform” again. The President claimed that the “current (immigration) system is broken.” As discussed, the truth of the matter is the President is failing to properly enforce federal immigration laws.
Obama is enticing people to come to the U.S. illegally; promises that unaccompanied minors can be reunited with their (other illegal alien) family in the U.S., then Obama says the system is “broken?”
- Obama, Reid, Democrats AGAINST Border Security:
- U.S. Senate led by Majority Whip Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Voted Down 2014 GOP House Measure on Border Security.
[22] Fantasy Economy.
The people who are coming to the U.S. illegally are not high-educated or high-skilled labor, yet somehow President Obama thinks that these people will “grow our economy by $1.4 Trillion,” and “cut the deficit by $1 Trillion” over the next 20 years. There is no data to back up Obama’s fantasy economy.
Former President Bill Clinton also has shared a similar false ideology. Mr. Clinton said more immigrants would solve the deficit. Mr. Clinton also said we need to have a value added or national sales tax.
This is a novel idea, except adding a new tax on Americans will likely increase over time. The existing tax system is already indexed for inflation thanks to a rule placed in Obamacare. So federal taxes will go up automatically, even if wages stay the same.
Next, the idea that poor, low or uneducated, or low-skilled workers will somehow solve our deficit is laughable. We’ve already cited the costs of existing illegals in the U.S. running some $113 Billion per year.
The more logical scenario is, it will cost U.S. taxpayers to shell out more money to provide free education, free or low-cost healthcare, free food, and other welfare, which over the last 50 years, these programs created more poverty in the U.S. not less.
[23] Obama’s No Border Policy Goes Global.
Open borders does not mean, Canada and Mexico – It means Obama wants U.S. borders to be open to EVERYONE in the world.
In June 2013, then DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano granted an 18-Month Extension of “Temporary Protected Status for Syria.” So all those people who are fighting in a civil religious war in Syria, can come to the USA under Obama’s open border policy up until 2015. All of these people will be eligible for the same welfare benefits that are bankrupting the USA.
The ICE union who represents some 7,000 border agents made a vote of no-confidence in ICE leadership on or about June 25, 2010 (P7). Officers have been frustrated at not being allowed to do the job they were sworn to uphold because of radical left political polices which are contrary to the public’s safety and U.S. sovereignty.
[24] Prisoner Overcrowding? No Problem, Set them Free Says U.S. Supreme Court.
In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision upholding a California State Supreme Court ruling. The ruling in re: Brown v. Plata decision forces the state to release (at the time) 46,000 inmates or 25 percent of all prisoners from California prisoners due to “overcrowding.”
The problem is reportedly also causing health issues for the convicted felons. As if releasing criminals back on the street may not cause health or other issues for law-abiding citizens?
The state could have built more prisons, or expanding the ones they have, but that costs money. So the next best thing was to release 1 out of every 4 prisoners back to offend the public. Welcome to California.
According to a U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security report published in 2009, immigrants, legal and illegal comprise of 20 percent of the prison population. (Gangs)(Credit Card Fraud).
Thus, California is not only releasing criminals back on the street, they are also releasing illegal alien criminals back on the street instead of deporting them?
[25] President Obama Indiscriminately Released 5,000 Illegals from Detention to the Street.
It was discovered on or about March 2013, that President Obama released up to 5,000 illegal aliens back on the streets in the U.S. instead of deporting them as they were scheduled.
Obama blamed “budget cuts,” as the cause of the prisoner release. But anyone who has studied the budget situation and the President’s behavior, would argue that this was punishment to the American people for Obama not getting his way on the Budget Deal he previously agreed to, then tried to reneged on [Full Report].
- Further Reading: Countdown to Deficit Cuts – But Still a Deficit
[26] President Obama Released Over 36,000 Illegal Alien Felons Back into U.S. General Population.
From 2008 to 2012 a reported 143,000 “illegal immigrant criminals were arrested and jailed in Texas” alone. It was discovered that President Obama released 36,007 convicted criminal illegal alien felons, of which they together had about 88,000 criminal convictions. The reported crimes include:
193 Homicide convictions (including one willful killing of a public official with a gun).
303 Kidnapping convictions.
303 Flight escape convictions.
426 Sexual assault convictions.
1,075 Aggravated assault convictions.
1,160 Stolen vehicle convictions.
9,187 Dangerous drug convictions.
16,070 Drunk or drugged driving convictions.
— Sources: Judicial Watch and Center for Immigration Studies ICE 2013 Report
Later we also discovered that President Obama indiscriminately Released 68,000 Convicted Criminal Aliens just in 2013.
The Obama Administration allowed all these illegal alien criminals back into the general U.S. population instead of keeping them in prison or deporting them.
[27] All in the (Illegal) Family.
Obama finally admitted that he “briefly” lived with his uncle from Kenya who somehow managed to come to the USA in the 1980’s illegally. In 2013, President Obama’s Kenyan uncle who had been living in the USA illegally won his immigration battle, and gets to stay in the USA. Think he had some help?
[28] States’ Accommodations for Illegals May Be Unlawful.
Illegal Drunk Drivers Get Special Privilege
Left political leaders in California and other states are accommodating illegal aliens. If you are an illegal alien unlicensed driver, and especially if you are an illegal alien intoxicated unlicensed driver, California has you protected.
The Golden State’s liberal majority passed a law to prevent law-enforcement from towing unlicensed drivers at sobriety checkpoints – even if the drivers are proven intoxicated. The law is intended to protect illegal aliens from having to pay money to get their towed car returned from drunk driving or driving without a license.
Illegals Can Now Practice Law in California.
In 2013, a Latino legislative caucus (lobby group) wrote a bill to allow illegal aliens to practice law in California. After some debate, the law passed. The NPR article said it was passed by both Democrats and Republicans, but Democrats have a super majority and don’t need a single Republican vote to pass anything.
The California Legislator’s Latino Caucus promotes “equality for all” unless you are a member of the Republican party. The group reportedly excludes any Latino Republicans from its body according to this report (PDF).
Illegal Aliens Will Get Driver’s Licenses and Get Their Own DMV Office.
California Governor Jerry Brown (D) signed into law AB 60 which will allow illegal aliens to obtain drivers licenses beginning January 1, 2015. The state will set up a motor vehicle office exclusively for illegal aliens. Since it is a state office, it will be funded by legal residences in the state.
Driver’s Licenses For Illegals Fails National Security Standards.
Surprisingly, DHS rejected the proposed driver’s license card for illegals, not because of their immigration status, but because the state failed to meet basic security standards. In other word, the driver’s licenses for illegals could be easily copied, and thus distributed on the black market.
[29] Napolitano: “Deferred Action is Not Amnesty?
Former DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said in 2012 that President Obama’s Executive Order to defer deportation of immigrant minors (typically under 18) who illegally gained entry by crossing U.S. borders was, “Not Amnesty.”
“What the younger immigrants will obtain, officials said, is the ability to apply for a two-year “deferred action” that effectively removes the threat of deportation for up to two years, with repeated extensions. “This is not immunity, it is not amnesty,” said Janet Napolitano, the homeland security secretary. “It is an exercise of discretion.” Officials estimated that the new policy would cover about 800,000 people.”
— Then DHS Director Janet Napolitano said in 2012
The catch is, illegals have to apply for the deferred action, which implies they will (technically speaking) be deported in two years. That 2012 deferred action would then mean illegals who applied for deferred action would ALL have to be deported by the end of 2014.
These deportation from 2012 deferred actions are not happening, and Obama has since made another immigration action after the November 2014 Midterm elections, deferring about 5 million illegals – minors, adults, criminals, expired Visa’s, closet terrorist cells who made it in into the USA who if caught, and haven’t committed major crimes yet, all get to stay in the USA under Obama’s de facto amnesty.
Janet Napolitano left the Obama Administration about a year later and is now President of the University of California state school system earning well over half-million dollars per year plus glorious benefits. Napolitano is now focused on diverting taxpayer money for illegal alien education.
[30] Napolitano Grants $15 Million Taxpayer Money for Illegal Aliens.
Shortly after her heading up the University of California school system, Ms. Napolitano began with a highly controversial move and announced that $5 Million of university funds will be diverted to students who came to the U.S. illegally. Another $10 Million will go to illegal aliens seeking advanced degrees. Initially some 20,000 illegal alien students applied for other aid under the state’s Dream Act.
[31] DHS’s Border Patrol Official Mission.
Border Patrol’s mission according to their website (screen capture PDF) includes not only trying to protect the U.S. from potential terrorists attempting to cross the U.S. border, it also includes: “apprehending individuals attempting to enter the United States illegally; stemming the flow of drugs and other contraband…”
Nowhere did it say: Leave their post in order help drug cartels complete their mission of human trafficking to the U.S.
To make it easier to get to and from California from its southern border, the GSA (taxpayers) are spending some $577 Million to expand and reconstruct a 50-acre site to facilitate border crossings.
[32] TSA Permitted 25 Illegal Aliens to Attend Flight School – Owned by an Illegal Alien.
A 2012 GAO report (PDF) found that the TSA had permitted 25 illegal aliens attend a flight school in Massachusetts that was owned by an illegal alien. This was discovered when local police pulled over the owner for a traffic violation and discovered his resident status.
It was further discovered by local police that the illegal alien owned a Massachusetts flight school. The illegal alien was never screened by law to determine if he was a security or terror threat. Somehow, the illegal alien managed to get a government issued (FAA) pilot’s license.
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) was shocked to hear the findings. Congressman Rogers eluded to the fact that everyone in the U.S. is required to go through security checks before even getting on a plane, let alone being background checked to even train to become a pilot. It was discussed that the four of the 9/11 (2001) terrorist hijackers entered the U.S. legally, and over stayed their Visas.
“According to the 911 Commission Report, four of the Sept. 11 hijackers who entered the United States with legal visas had overstayed their authorized period of admission.”
— Source: CNS News
Is this President Obama’s idea of using his pen and his phone for “immigration reform?”
[33] Mexico’s Uniformed and Armed Military Enters U.S. Border.
In April 2014, Mexico confirmed that two armed Mexican soldiers (illegally) crossed about 50 yards into the Arizona border and drew their military-style guns against U.S. Border Agents in an “intense standoff.”
“Two heavily armed, camouflaged Mexican soldiers crossed 50 yards inside Arizona in January and drew their guns against U.S. Border Patrol agents who confronted them in a tense standoff, according to documents obtained by The Times/Tribune Washington Bureau.”
— Source: Los Angeles Times, April 1, 2014 (PDF)
The Times noted this was just one of two dozen “border incursions” in (alt least) Arizona over the last four years.
To help our readers translate “border incursions” to proper definitive English would mean – uniformed and armed foreign military invading a sovereign nation. These instances are always downplayed as ‘accidental.’
The Times didn’t fully investigate these “border incursions,” so we poked around further and found this from Judicial Watch:
“In one of the most disturbing Mexican government incursions into the U.S., three members of Mexico’s army conducted a home invasion and assassination operation in Arizona this week that killed one person and littered a neighborhood with gunfire.
Phoenix police say the Mexican military officers were hired by one of that country’s renowned drug cartels to carry out the deadly operation.
The three invaders were dressed in military tactical gear and were armed with AR-15 assault rifles. They clearly had military training and the one Mexican soldier who was captured said the gang was completely prepared to ambush Phoenix police.”
— Source: Judicial Watch, June 26, 2008 (PDF)
Did you note that the quote above said Mexico’s armed and uniformed military entered the U.S. border and went into the state of an Arizona home, and killed one person. This action can hardly be called an ‘accidental border incursion.’
In this incident, Judicial Watch reported over 100 rounds were fired in that Arizona assassination incident.
Judicial Watch requested twice (FOIA Request, FOIA Appeal Letter) then cited a Freedom of Information Act report from DHS that there have been 226 “incursions” from 1996-2005, including 25 reports in 2007 involving Mexican military or Mexican police illegal entering in the U.S. (CBP Official 2010 Report, 28pps PDF).
So we are not just bringing illegal ‘children’ into the U.S., we have foreign soldiers supported and paid by the drug cartel to carry out illegal and dangerous criminal acts against the People of the United States.
[34] Health & Temporary Living Conditions.
The huge influx of Obama’s illegal’s has created questionable health and temporary living conditions. Reports say that illegal minors were “sleeping on plastic boards” at a Border Patrol warehouse in Arizona and rotating to share “four showers.”
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) weighed in on her concern at President Obama’s immigration policies calling it “dangerous and inhumane.”
[35] 705 Border Arrests EVERY DAY just in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.
In Texas, just counting the Border Patrol’s Rio Grande Valley have clocked 148,017 arrests in a five month period. That works out to be roughly 705 arrests every day (including holidays).
This does not include the number of illegals who successfully crossed the U.S. border and who did not get caught. For the first 9 months of fiscal year 2013, the most border arrests occurred in Texas with 235,567 illegal alien crossings into the USA.
Breitbart in Texas and the Los Angeles Times reported that illegals are surrendering themselves to U.S. border agents to get into the U.S. immediately and safely.
[36] Border Patrol to Release 500 Illegal Aliens per Week in California.
A June 4, 2014 report by Breitbart cited the National Border Patrol Council who said that the Border Patrol’s San Diego, California Sector had plans to “receive, process and release…500 illegal aliens into the U.S. per week who were shipped in from Texas.”
Again, this is de facto amnesty, not deportation of those entering the U.S. illegally.
[37] Path to Citizenship Argument Debunked.
Many on both sides of the political isle have argued that there should be a path (even a long-term) path for illegal aliens here (or on their way) to become United States citizens. The arguments include that illegal aliens should pay back taxes, and or a fine. Here is why none of that will ever happen, and any one believing to the contrary is higher than a mountain in Colorado.
1. Back Taxes Argument Debunked.
Illegal aliens who have been in the U.S. say 10-20 years or more, do you really think they have kept detailed verifiable records of all their income? How do you determine back taxes with no records? Many will argue they are paid in cash, and do you think they will want to start paying up 15-30% of their income over the last 5, 10, 20+ years plus state taxes where applicable?
This also assumes they will pay the IRS interest at double digit interest rates, plus IRS penalties over years. Arguably most will not have that kind of money saved up, let alone be willing to fork that money to the IRS. So the paying back taxes argument is mute.
2. Pay a Fine Argument Debunked.
The other argument is that illegals who want a path to citizenship must pay a fine. No one has said what this fine will be for violating federal immigration laws for who knows how many years. Is the fine going to be $10? $50? or $1000 or more? We think the fine will be effectively zero. How do we come up with this?
We analyzed the 1986 amnesty act that was passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the then president Reagan. That 1986 act promised border security with amnesty, and border security never happened after amnesty was granted.
My research concluded that no fines or back taxes were paid based on the language of the law. As long as one was not a criminal, they could get a waiver to pay an “application fee.” The criminals had to pay the application fee to get amnesty, go figure?
Assuming any new ‘path to citizenship’ that requires some fine this is what is likely going to happen next:
All of the illegal alien and citizens rights groups including the ACLU, will argue that the fine discriminates based on race, even though the U.S. has illegal aliens here from all over the world, not just Mexico and Latin America. They will then threaten to sue the states and or federal government costing tax payers millions of dollars in legal costs.
Then the government will come up with some taxpayer paid program where if you earn less than a certain dollar amount then you don’t have to pay the fine, a lesser fine, or like in 1986, get a waver and pay no fine.
On or about August 18, 2011 a secret “working group” placed over 300,000 illegal aliens identified as “low priority” and could be considered for prosecutorial discretion. In other words, the ICE attorneys under Obama could release as many “low priority” illegal aliens within the U.S. and stay in the U.S. without any penalty.
[38] ICE Memo Debunks Paying Back Taxes or Any Fine & Grants Instant De facto Amnesty.
The entire argument about illegal aliens paying back taxes, paying a fine, and having any border security has be an outright deception against the citizens of the United States. Here is the 2011 ICE memo to prove it.
Nowhere does it saying anything about paying back taxes, or even a one cent fine for violating federal immigration law(s).
[39] Where Do Most Illegals Aliens Live?
A report showed that from 1992-1994, about 79 percent of illegals lived in six states: California (30%), New York (16.6%), Florida (6.7%), Texas (7.4%), New Jersey (5.3%) and Illinois (4.9%) (PDF P26, original source).
Politically speaking fast forward to 2012, nine of the top ten states where amnesty granted in 1986, tend to be Democrat controlled states, Texas being the only exception.
Thus an argument can be drawn that the reason why Democrats support illegal immigration is because they think it will get them more voters. These people are not interested in enforcing existing laws, they are interested in self-serving political motives, and these moves do not serve American citizens.
The Obama Administration is only interested in de facto amnesty for 5 to 20 million+ people so they can become welfare dependent, and future Liberal Democrat voters. Nothing here has the interest of American voters. Such de facto amnesty fails to support any U.S. national security, nor any border security.
Adding millions more people with green cards means that workers will suffer from lower wages as more people could enter the U.S. work force and compete for scarce jobs. This is basic economics of supply and demand. The more people who are competing for the same job, the lower the salary that job will pay. And in this economy, that’s not good news.
[40] Conclusion & Commentary
The United States already has a ‘path to citizenship’ since 1965. More on U.S. immigration law, history and rules can be read here.
Somehow only President Obama seems to know that the ‘immigration system is broken.’ Could it be that not enforcing immigration laws for the last six years has created this crisis? Could it be Obama’s consciousness effort to travel to foreign places and advertise how to get on welfare, get government healthcare, and get free or subsidized education if you just come to the United States under my presidency? Could it be that President Obama enlisted key officials in his administration to execute massive de facto amnesty programs?
Under Obama, Homeland Security seems to have a different mission including preventing law enforcement from doing their duty. And what U.S. president has ever released tens-of-thousands of criminals out on the street, let alone illegal alien criminals?
These are just some of the findings discovered in this report of how the Obama Administration is dismantling the U.S. immigration system, and then telling people our immigration system is “broken.” This was all done by Obama’s design.
President Obama has deliberately sought to go against the will of People of the United States in favor of replacing legal American voters and repopulating with those who support his illegal policies. Those who have participated in such illegal actions arguably have violated not only the will of the American people, but also their oath of office.
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