Obama ignores U.S. Immigration Laws!

Do you remember Obama saying on March 28, 2011, "With respect to the notion that I can just suspend deportations through executive order, that’s just not the case, because there are laws on the books that Congress has passed and I have to enforce them? Congress passes the law not me. The executive branch’s job is to implement those laws. And then the judiciary has to interpret the laws.

There are enough laws on the books by Congress that are very clear in terms of how we have to enforce our immigration system and for me to simply through executive order ignore those congressional mandates would not conform with my appropriate role as President".

Maybe you recall Obama saying on September 28, 2011, "I just have to continue to say, this notion that somehow I can just change the laws unilaterally is just not true. We are doing everything we can administratively. But the fact of the matter is, there are laws on the books that I have to enforce. And I think there’s been a great disservice done to the cause of getting the DREAM Act passed and getting comprehensive immigration passed by perpetrating the notion that somehow, by myself, I can go and do these things. It’s just not true because we live in a democracy. You have to pass bills through the legislature, and then I can sign it. We have to recognize how the system works, and then apply pressure to those places where votes can be gotten and, ultimately, we can get this thing solved. And nobody will be a stronger advocate for making that happen than me."

On November 25, 2013 Obama said, “If, in fact, I could solve all these (immigration) problems without passing them through Congress, I would do so. But we’re also a nation of laws. That's part of our tradition.”

Obama knows the Constitution, he knows what his rightful role in government is, but his pride, arrogance and stubbornness gets in the way of him doing the right thing.

In politically correct terms Obama is good at giving ‘lip service’ to doing the right thing, but to truly be accurate in describing Obama you must call him a liar. Lying is the one area Obama is extremely proficient in and has proven it to the people of the world over and over again.

In a statement announcing his executive amnesty, President Obama reassured the American public that formerly illegal aliens would not qualify for “the same benefits that citizens receive.” How can that be because federal agencies are issuing Social Security numbers to millions of new residents? It’s only a matter of time before it becomes clear that the president’s words were misleading.

Formerly illegal aliens may not qualify for “the same benefits that citizens receive,” but they will likely qualify for tens of billions of dollars’ worth of generous benefits available to U.S. citizens. How much they will receive will soon be made clear.

The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Additional Child Tax Credit will certainly be available to them. This is a benefit designed to help low income 'American' wage earners. The average EITC payment to a family with children is $2,905, according to the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. The Additional Child Tax Credit works in much the same way is paying an average of $1,800 to qualifying households.

These programs are administered by the Internal Revenue Service as part of the tax code, not as social-welfare programs. The IRS asks only one question as it processes an EITC: Does the credit-seeker have a Social Security number? For the ACTC, the standard is even laxer: Does the credit-seeker have a Social Security number or an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number? The ITIN is the substitute for a Social Security number widely used by illegal aliens. There is nothing standing in the way of illegal aliens abusing the programs.

ACTC already pays huge amounts to illegal aliens holding only ITINs—$4.2 billion in 2010, this figure was released by the Treasury Department’s own inspector general. Once those ITIN holders gain Social Security numbers, it will become even harder to distinguish between authorized resident aliens and illegal aliens.

Obama will not stop illegal aliens from participating in these programs. He wants them to be able to participate in them. The only thing that may slow the growth of these programs is illegal aliens may hesitate to apply for benefits fearing being identified and penalized in some way. If those anxieties are overcome, more than 40 percent of Mexican and Guatemalan born illegal immigrants will qualify for the ACTC, and about one-third of illegal immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras will qualify.

U.S. immigration law still forbids the president to grant residency to aliens likely to become “a public charge.” In other words the aliens allowed into the United States must be able to support themselves. Do you think Obama is enforcing that law, of course not?

If you support refugees being brought to the U.S. believing Obama when he says they will be fully vetted consider this: In April 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services admitted that an illegal alien named Jesus Rangel-Hernandez, a gang member who was slated for deportation until he applied for DACA and was allowed to stay in the U.S., even though he had been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in North Carolina. Hernandez was supposed to have been fully vetted.

Obama promised Americans that those who qualify for his executive orders would meet a set of guidelines meant to keep criminals out of our country. We now know that isn’t true and that the agency tasked with implementing the President’s edict cannot effectively carry out the rules without compromising the safety of Americans. This is one more reason why the president’s habit of governing by edict is a poor replacement for actual law making.

When outgoing Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, who is of Mexican heritage, formally stepped down from his post in early February 2013, Obama suggested that the Hispanic Cabinet member was more authentically American than the Pilgrims of New England, Obama said, "Salazar’s ancestors were here before the Mayflower set sail. His family did not cross the border, the border crossed them. And that's why, when I needed somebody to lead the Interior Department, I didn't have to look very far." How many more times is Obama going to apologize for Europeans coming to the shores of the U.S. and making it a great country? Obama honestly thinks we should be ashamed of what we have accomplished.

 In February 2014, the Obama administration eased restrictions on asylum seekers who had loose ties to terrorist and insurgent groups. Specifically, the new policy allowed some individuals who had provided "limited material support" to terror groups to be considered for entry into the United States. Can anyone explain why anyone with any ties to terrorist or had given any support to terrorist would be allowed to enter the U.S.?

On March 10, 2014 Top administration officials directed 21,000 border patrol officers to retreat whenever illegal immigrants throw rocks at them, and to avoid getting in front of foreign drug-smugglers’ vehicles as they head north with their drug shipments.

The following instructions were issued March 7, 2014, under the signature of Michael Fisher, chief of U.S. Border Patrol,   “Agents shall not discharge firearms in response to thrown or hurled projectiles… agents should obtain a tactical advantage in these situations, such as seeking cover or distancing themselves.”

Agents were also directed to keep their weapons holstered when drug smugglers drive by. Agents can’t use guns against “a moving vehicle fleeing from agents,” according to the instructions. The new rules were issued at the direction of Jeh Johnston, the then head of the Department of Homeland Security. It appears Obama approaches the drug smuggler and illegal alien problems the same way he approached the terrorist problem – like a coward.

In March 2014, the Center for Immigration Studies reported that in 2013, U.S. immigration & Customs Enforcement had 722,000 encounters with potentially deportable aliens, most of who came to ICE's attention after they had been jailed in connection with a local arrest. ICE officials released 530,000 plus back to the streets of the U.S.  Because of current Obama policies that shield most illegal aliens from enforcement of immigration laws. Some of the illegal aliens released back to the streets had previous convictions for homicide, sexual offenses, kidnapping, aggravated assault, stolen vehicles, drugs, drunk or drugged while driving and  flight to escape conviction.

Studies have shown that less than a quarter of illegal aliens who are released from custody while awaiting the outcome of immigration proceedings will show up for immigration court to finish their case. Those who do not show up are put on a meaningless list for trying to escape conviction. They will never be apprehended unless they commit a more horrendous crime and are caught by local authorities.

I see no justification for the release of convicted criminals back into the U.S. communities, when they could have been removed to their home countries. It is a blatant abuse of authority by Obama that leads to public harm. There is no legal justification, for failing to deport tens of thousands of aliens with criminal convictions who have been encountered by an ICE officer.

Please do not forget Kate Steinle a young woman who was walking on a busy pier in San Francisco with her father when there was a single popping sound in the air. She fell to the ground, struck by a bullet, dead. Her accused killer was Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, an illegal alien with seven prior felony convictions. Obama took no action on his own to console the grieving family. I suppose he knew his ignoring our immigration laws made him in some ways responsible for her death.

On May 13, 2014, President Obama told a gathering of law-enforcement officials that they should be pursuing major criminals, and not illegal immigrants (aliens) who were living quietly and peacefully in their districts. Obama said, "You’ve got to stop spending time dealing with somebody who is not causing any trouble other than the fact that they are trying to make a living for their families. That’s just not a good use of our resources. It’s not smart. It doesn’t make sense...." 

In my opinion what does not make sense is Obama skirting the laws our legislator pass and he swore to uphold.

Obama is forcing Immigration Judges to tell deportable illegal aliens that the final deportation order they are issuing isn’t actually an impediment to receiving the President’s grants of deferred action. Even though the illegal aliens violated our immigration laws, they are now being advised by the sentencing judge, by Obama’s orders, that they can receive work permits, a social security card, tax benefits, parole, travel documents, and, if the illegal alien is from Central America, the opportunity to bring qualifying family members to the United States at taxpayer expense. And if they are not eligible for deferred action at the time the deportation orders are issued, they should simply sit tight because DHS may issue more policy memorandums expanding eligibility for deferred action and additional benefits.

There are an estimated 900,000 illegal aliens who have received final orders of deportation and have exhausted all appeals, but they are still in the United Sates. Nearly 175,000 of these aliens with final orders are convicted criminals and 167,000 of these criminal aliens remain at large.

We can all sleep well tonight knowing our president is looking after our safety and we know he knows what is best for us. If you believe Emperor Obama has made you safer then you should vote for Queen Hillary. Her administration will be more of the same.