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Post by avordvet on Aug 18, 2011 16:17:16 GMT -5
New DHS rules cancel deportationsBy Stephen Dinan, The Washington Times The Homeland Security Department said Thursday it will halt deportation proceedings on a case-by-case basis against illegal immigrants who meet certain criteria such as attending school, having family in the military or are primarily responsible for other family members’ care. The move, announced in letters to Congress, won immediate praise from Hispanic activists and Democrats who had chided President Obama for months for the pace of deportations and had argued he had authority to exempt broad swaths of illegal immigrants from deportation. “Today’s announcement shows that this president is willing to put muscle behind his words and to use his power to intervene when the lives of good people are being ruined by bad laws,” said Rep. Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois Democrat... www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/18/new-dhs-rules-cancel-deportations/
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Post by dirtfarmer on Aug 19, 2011 19:57:10 GMT -5
Stopping deportation on a "case by case basis" may be a reasonable economic decision but it sure as heck sends the wrong message. Same message as the refusal to prosecute the new black panthers. Selected groups are outside the law. Interesting that one could make the case that these groups are racially defined. It's all SOOOOO bad.
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Post by safetalker on Aug 20, 2011 7:20:59 GMT -5
When you are yourself an Illegal Alien, no passport, no Birth Certificate, you can't be too careful what you set as presidence.
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