Amnesty on the move...

onalandline · Jan 18, 2012

Amamzing how Obama continues to appoint people to move his agenda ahead. Amnesty for illegals is on its way...

Former La Raza VP Promoted to Lead Obamas Domestic Policy Team:

President Obama promoted Cecilia Muñoz, the White Houses director of Intergovernmental Affairs, to be the new director of its Domestic Policy Council last week. In her new role, Muñoz will become Obamas senior advisor on domestic affairs, which includes overseeing policy-making on issues such as immigration, education, energy, and health care. (The Hill, Jan. 10, 2012; Wall Street Journal, Jan. 11, 2012).

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Muñoz served as Senior Vice President for the Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza, one of the most outspoken pro-amnesty organizations in the country, where she covered immigration policy for twenty years. (See White House Press Release, Jan. 10, 2012) La Raza and its affiliates are involved in several lawsuits against state enforcement laws, including filing an amicus (friend of the court) brief in the Justice Departments suit against Arizonas SB 1070 and working with its affiliate, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (HICA) to enjoin HB 56. (See LA Raza Website, State & Local Initiatives, Jan. 13, 2012).

In addition, Muñoz played a significant role in devising the Obama Administrations administrative amnesty program, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton. This fall, Morton testified before the House Judiciary Committee that Muñoz helped him prepare the June 17 memos he issued discouraging agents from enforcing the law against certain segments of the illegal alien population. (See FAIR Legislative Update, Oct. 17, 2011; see also Morton Memos Summary)

Confident Muñoz will continue to make the Administration proud in her new role, President Obama issued the following statement: Over the past three years, Cecilia has been a trusted advisor who has demonstrated sound judgment day in and day out. Cecilia has done an extraordinary job working on behalf of middle class families, and Im confident shell bring the same unwavering dedication to her new position. (See White House Press Release, Jan. 10, 2012)

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raymondo · Jan 26, 2012

onalandline said: ↑

Would that be bad , and , if so , why?
Wouldn't it be pragmatic and realistic ?
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onalandline · Jan 26, 2012

raymondo said: ↑

Would that be bad , and , if so , why?
Wouldn't it be pragmatic and realistic ?
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No, the border needs to be secure.

waltky · Sep 11, 2014

Cruz and Sessions on Obama's amnesty program for illegal aliens...

Use CR to Stop Obama's Amnesty? Cruz: We Should Use Any and All Means
September 10, 2014 -- When asked if he would use Congress upcoming spending bill, the continuing resolution, to prevent President Barack Obama from legalizing millions of illegal aliens in the United States, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said hes open to using any and all means necessary to prevent the president from unilaterally granting amnesty.

I think we should use any and all means necessary to prevent the president from illegally granting amnesty, Cruz said during a Republican-led press conference on illegal immigration on Tuesday. During a press conference in Wales on Sept. 5, President Obama pledged to use his own executive power to create some path for illegal aliens to be legal in the absence of congressional action. "What Im unequivocal about is that we need immigration reform; that my overriding preference is to see Congress act, Obama said. We had bipartisan action in the Senate. The House Republicans have sat on it for over a year. That has damaged the economy, it has held America back. It is a mistake. And in the absence of congressional action, I intend to take action to make sure that were putting more resources on the border, that were upgrading how we process these cases, and that we find a way to encourage legal immigration and give people some path so that they can start paying taxes and pay a fine and learn English and be able to not look over their shoulder but be legal, since theyve been living here for quite some time, said Obama. But I want to be very clear, he continued, my intention is, in the absence of action by Congress, Im going to do what I can do within the legal constraints of my office -- because its the right thing to do for the country."

The Constitution of the United States gives Congress not the Executive branch authority over immigration. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution says: Congress shall have power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. The Constitution also gives Congress the power of the purse, meaning that while the president may issue executive actions, Congress can decide whether or not to fund those actions. Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution says, No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." In response to Obamas amnesty pledge, Cruz and several other Republican senators are throwing their support behind legislation proposed by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), which passed the House 216-192 on Aug. 1. If enacted, the new law would prevent Obama from using federal funds or resources to unilaterally grant amnesty or the right to work to the roughly 11.3 million illegal aliens currently in the United States.

It would also freeze the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which began in 2012 as an executive order by Obama that deferred deportation actions against millions of illegal aliens who had come across the border as children. Many Republicans now blame the program for instigating the massive surge of illegal alien children crossing the Southwest U.S. Border. At the press conference, Cruz urged Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to bring Blackburns bill to the Senate floor for a vote. When the president tries to unilaterally grant amnesty, and he's promised to do so this year, by the end of the year, right after the election, every Senate Democrat who stood with Harry Reid against allowing a vote on this legislation, every single Senate Democrat bears the responsibility for the president's illegal amnesty, Cruz said.

At the press conference on Tuesday, Cruz said Obama has no authority to grant amnesty, and called any attempt by the president to enact a path to legalization on his own illegal. When asked if he would oppose a spending bill that did not include legislation to block Obamas amnesty and freeze the DACA program, Cruz said he wanted to see the spending bill before making a call on whether he would vote for it. Lets wait and see whats in the CR, Cruz said, adding, I have a habit of actually seeing whats in legislation before I make a decision of whether or not to support it.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...-amnesty-cruz-we-should-use-any-and-all-means
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Sessions on Obama's Plan to Declare Illegals Legal: 'It's Clearly Contrary to the Law'
September 10, 2014 -- Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), and many of their congressional colleagues on Tuesday called President Barack Obamas plan to take unilateral action to legalize illegal aliens following the midterm elections lawless," and stressed that he must follow the Constitution.

Obama announced on Friday in Wales that if Congress does not act on immigration reform in the way he wants, then he will take unilateral action to give illegal aliens some path to be legal. The president announced openly and brazenly that he intended to provide amnesty and work authorization for 5 to 6 million illegals, thats an unbelievable statement, Sen. Sessions said during the Capitol Hill news conference on Tuesday. The law prohibits people illegally here from working. He has no ability to do that. Its clearly contrary to the law. We fought a revolution to keep from having a king and a parliament. Weve got a president and a Constitution and weve got a House and Senate. The presidents job is to enforce the laws that the House and the Senate write, Rep. John Carter (R-Texas) said. Lets get real: Follow the law, Mr. President, you follow the law, well be happy.

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) noted that in threatening Congress with executive action President Obama actually counters his own statement, and quoted a 2011 statement by Obama in which he said, I swore an oath to uphold the laws on the books. Now I know some people want me to bypass Congress and change the immigration laws on my own. Thats not how our Constitution was written. Rep. Smith added that Obama stated as recently as last fall, If, in fact, I can solve all these immigration problems without passing laws in Congress, then I would do so, but were also a nation of laws. The president should listen to his own words and he should abide by his oath of office and the Constitution of the United States, Smith said. Rule of law in America depends on that our President doesnt have the power to do this, said Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah). He certainly has no business telling us hes going to do it by executive fiat after the election. But the fact that hes done that should hasten us to vote on it now.

Sen. Cruz emphasized that Obama is going to helpfully wait till after the election to violate the law and illegally grant them amnesty. In the Senate, I was proud to introduce legislation to put into law to make it unequivocal that the president prospectively has no authority to grant amnesty, Cruz said. Sadly, on this side of the Hill, Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats refuse to allow the Senate to vote on legislation making clear that the president has no authority to grant amnesty. Which means, Cruz concluded, when the president tries to unilaterally grant amnesty -- and hes promised to do so this year, by the end of the year, right after the election -- every Senate Democrat who stood with Harry Reid against allowing a vote on this legislation, every single Senate Democrat bears the responsibility for the presidents illegal amnesty.

The Constitution of the United States gives Congress not the Executive branch authority over immigration. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution says: Congress shall have power to establish a uniform rule of naturalization. The Constitution also gives Congress the power of the purse, meaning that while the president may issue executive actions, Congress can decide whether or not to fund those actions. Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution says, No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law."

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