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Obama Expands Immigration Enforcement
After early pledges by President Obama that he would moderate the Bush administration's tough policy on immigration enforcement, his administration is pursuing an aggressive strategy for an illegal-immigration crackdown that relies significantly on programs started by his predecessor. [...]
The administration recently undertook audits of employee paperwork at hundreds of businesses, expanded a program to verify worker immigration status that has been widely criticized as flawed, bolstered a program of cooperation between federal and local law enforcement agencies, and rejected proposals for legally binding rules governing conditions in immigration detention centers.
"We are expanding enforcement, but I think in the right way," Janet Napolitano, the homeland security secretary, said in an interview.
They usually do.
Reason on E-Verify, one of the freedom-reducing programs mentioned in the story, here.
Rocky|8.4.09 @ 9:27AM|#
"We are expanding enforcement, but I think in the right
way."
Cram it, Janet.
|8.4.09 @ 9:42AM|#
God Dammit is he ever going to do something
right?!
What, you're still waiting? I wonder when his supporters are going
to start dropping like flies from the lack of
promise-held-nourishment. They're pretty obtuse tough
so it may be a while.
|8.4.09 @ 9:43AM|#
Similar people in similar situations are going to act in similar ways. Until some external factor changes, we have to expect Obama to more or less do what Bush did.
Fluffy|8.4.09 @ 9:49AM|#
The administration recently undertook audits of employee paperwork at hundreds of businesses, expanded a program to verify worker immigration status that has been widely criticized as flawed, bolstered a program of cooperation between federal and local law enforcement agencies, and rejected proposals for legally binding rules governing conditions in immigration detention centers.
I actually can understand the first three of those. I disagree with
the second one, because I don't think the federal government should
be maintaining a database of people who are "permitted" to engage
in economic exchange, but I understand it. But what's up with the
fourth one?
"Hey, we have these guidelines here we came up with to make sure no
one is mistreated or starved or left without medical care when
they're in custody."
Obama: "Well, fuck that noise! I'm shooting that shit down right
now!"
I wonder if he put on his Joker paint to kill those guidelines, and
if he just picked up a Bud Light and did it.
Canter|8.4.09 @ 10:13AM|#
"I wonder if he put on his Joker paint to kill those guidelines,
and if he just picked up a Bud Light and did it."
Off topic but I finally saw the Batman film with Ledger and I wish
he would have stuck around for a sequel. I had thought it was just
hype, but it turns out, he did a fantastic job in the role.
|8.4.09 @ 10:17AM|#
Canter, jump on the badnwagon with those of us who blame Mary Kate Olsen. That skinny bitch drove him to suicide, I swear to God.
Canter|8.4.09 @ 10:21AM|#
Not looking to blame anyone, but those olsen twins are two of the spookiest chicks ever.
|8.4.09 @ 10:23AM|#
After early pledges by President Obama that he would
moderate the Bush administration's tough policy on immigration
enforcement
What do you expect Obama to do with--downsize the INS? When I read
that Bush's immigration enforcement was "tough" I bursted out
laughing.
|8.4.09 @ 10:54AM|#
Bush started out with lax enforcement, as it had been the de
facto norm for decades and he generally supported freer
migration.
Then he jacked up enforcement as part of the bargain with Congress
to get them to consider legalizing more immigration.
In hindsight, it is pretty clear that everyone would be better off
if the words "comprehensive immigration reform" had never been put
together. Frankly, Obama would have been better off silently
returning enforcement to its lax de facto state. But since he has
publicly made immigration reform his fourteenth most important
critical administration goal, he can't back down from the
enforcement stance.
Bleah.
hmm|8.4.09 @ 11:35AM|#
Leg holsters are so impractical. Especially the one the guy has
his reloads on. But damn they look kool.
You really didn't think Napolitano, an Arizona politician, wasn't
going to do this?
|8.4.09 @ 11:58AM|#
I like that picture of these guys with weapons drawn. Bet they stroke them more than their tiny little cocks.
Dello|8.4.09 @ 12:13PM|#
IIRC, isn't Obama's own aunt an illegal? I seem to remember reading that she's overstayed her visa by years or something like that...
hmm|8.4.09 @ 12:23PM|#
The thing that bothers me about him and his aunt is that he
isn't helping her. I guess it isn't in the pole numbers. You'd
expect your community organizer, Harvard lawyer, President of the
fucking country to at least represent you in the hearings or help
in some way. Instead of toss your ass under the bus for poll
numbers.
I wonder how many criminals he's going to pardon at midnight, but
won't help his aunt.
|8.4.09 @ 12:33PM|#
Millions of illegal immigrants broke the laws of a sovereign
nation! We must go after the purveyors who attract these, poor
uneducated people! To be honest I'm fed up with supporting any
person, who crosses the border, stays on an expired tourist visa.
The corporate world have for decades, dumped these people on the
doorstep of Taxpayers. We, as Americans cannot even access, half
the benefits that are handed to illegals on a free platter. Don't
let the fumblers in Washington weaken E-Verify--part of the SAVE
ACT. Politicians must not dissolve such local police laws as 287(g)
or severely cut back on lightening raids by ICE. As you read this
commentary we have the US chamber of Commerce, ACLU, The Council of
Foreign Relations and a whole retinue of business concerns, who
don't believe they should be dictated to--BY A LARGE SLICE OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Our laws have been manipulated for the benefit of ruthless
organizations, who runs on profiteering and corruption, with the
big fat dollar bill. Alas, it has become--THEM--against us. YES! To
a orderly points system for the ultra skilled immigrant, who does
not feed at the public welfare trough? But--NO--to the poor,
uneducated--who cannot support themselves or their larger families.
We must build on the technological illegal worker extraction
process called E-Verify. We must rigidly penalize all employers who
refuse to follow immigration enforcement. There must be adequate
funding to construct more deterrents in the SAVE ACT, to make it
impossible for illegal labor to fraudulently bypass E-Verify. We
can no longer afford to be a welfare country, for anybody who
enters the United States.
The usual imbeciles in the Democratic leadership, Reid, Pelosi,
Feinstein and most you can guess for yourself. Now if the
Democratic health care package goes through--TAXPAYERS WE WILL
STILL BE UNDERWRITING all the foreigners that businesses can use.
There is a sordid conspiracy going on with a group called
"IMMIGRATIONWORKSUSA" brought and paid for by corporate--CHEAP
LABOR--executives.DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SUPPOSEDLY INSPIRE.
This group wants the Free movement of foreign labor, across our
border without any restrictions All the truth, without the lies at
NUMBERSUSA. DO NOT STOP HARASSING THE LAWMAKERS, AS YOUR CALLS ARE
REALLY WORKING. Contact your lawmaker TODAY! at 202-224-3121 INFORM
ICE IF YOU KNOW OF A PARASITE BUSINESS, UTILIZING ILLEGAL
LABOR.
|8.4.09 @ 12:48PM|#
God Dammit is he ever going to do something
right?!
He actually handled the Iran election crisis pretty well.
He's pissing that tiny smidgen of non-interventionist good will
away with his bloviating on the Honduras crisis, though.
|8.4.09 @ 12:51PM|#
Millions of illegal immigrants broke the laws of a sovereign
nation!
A sovereign nation abrogated the inalienable rights of millions of
migrants!
Hugh Akston|8.4.09 @ 12:59PM|#
He actually handled the Iran election crisis pretty
well.
In that he didn't invade, yes. Beyond that I didn't see much from
Obama while it was unfolding. Was there something I missed, or was
that what you were referring to?
Waggoneer|8.4.09 @ 2:10PM|#
Jackbooted thugs.
I am creeped out by seeing the three burly officers with drawn guns
in front of the older, scared woman peering out the door.
How do you expect a person to assert his or her constitutional
right against unreasonable seach in the face of that?
Can you really consent to a search with a, veritable, gun in the
face?
hmm|8.4.09 @ 2:37PM|#
How do you expect a person to assert his or her
constitutional right against unreasonable seach in the face of
that?
Can you really consent to a search with a, veritable, gun in the
face?
Answer the door with a bigger gun?
Their guns are holstered not drawn.
|8.4.09 @ 3:07PM|#
To quote some old inept geezer and his dingbat arm-candy:
"That's not change; that's more of the same!"
As much as I disagree with the post-2006 John McCain, he sure
called that one.
|8.4.09 @ 3:14PM|#
How do you expect a person to assert his or her
constitutional right against unreasonable seach in the face of
that?
Can you really consent to a search with a, veritable, gun in the
face?
I wonder how often, if ever, illegal immigrants ask for a warrant
or demand any Constitutional rights when approached by officers of
the law in the manner of this picture. If the cops draw their guns,
maybe then it would be wise to cooperate for sake of keeping all
your limbs in tact, but other than that, STFU and close the
door.
coyote1284|8.5.09 @ 4:00PM|#
NOOOO! Obama! Say it ain't so! Don'cha know that EVERYTHING Bush
did was 100% wrong and backward? Shred the USAPATRIOT act NOW!
Disband TSA and DHS immediately. If you don't that shows 100%
approval of ALL of Bush's policies. (/sarcasm)
"If the cops draw their guns, maybe then it would be wise to
cooperate for sake of keeping all your limbs in tact"
Indeed. When faced with improper use of force, it's better to
cooperate now and live to sue the shit outta the city/state later
than to get tasered, beat down, or right out shot in the face for
being "disrespectful". Don't "fight the law", make the laws work in
your favor.
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