Exclusive: Are Rumors of Illegal Alien Amnesty True?
There is currently a rumor spreading around that the Obama
administration has been having talks with the Department of Homeland
Security on whether it is possible to give amnesty to the estimated
10.8 million illegal immigrants currently thought to be living in the
United States of America. Bill O’Reilly mentioned this rumor on the
“Talking Points” segment of his Friday evening show “The O’Reilly Factor”.
Mr.
O’Reilly was at pains to stress that this rumor, which had originated
among some Republicans, was NOT something that he believed in. He
declared that if it did come true, there would be grounds for
impeachment.
“Also, the President has appointed a sanctuary
city supporter as liaison between the feds and the states on the
immigration issue. Harold Hurrt, former police chief in Houston and
Phoenix, is outwardly sympathetic to illegal aliens. As [police] chief,
he refused to enforce federal immigration law. Now Hurrt is a federal
immigration official? Come on, that’s insane.”
He discussed the
rumors of a possible attempt by the administration to bypass Congress,
declared clearly that he did believe these claims, and then stated:
“However,
the hiring of Chief Hurtt proves that the President is extremely “left”
on the immigration issue. So, we have a better policy in Afghanistan
and a worse policy in the immigration arena. Confusion is never good
for any country. All the polls say the folks are losing confidence in
Mr. Obama’s leadership……”
Harold Hurtt resigned from his post
as chief of police in Houston, Texas, in December 2009, after the new
mayor-elect, Annise Parker, had expressed a desire for a new chief of
HPD. Hurtt had been in Houston as police chief since early 2004, at the
behest of Mayor Bill White.
Last night, the widow of a Houston
police officer who had been murdered by an illegal immigrant, condemned
the policies that Hurtt had allowed to continue during his tenure as
HPD chief. Joslyn Johnson, who is a police sergeant, said that policies
that prevented police from checking the immigration status of suspects
remained in force nearly seven months after Hurtt retired.
Sgt.
Johnson blamed these policies for the death of her husband Rodney, and
is suing Hurtt. It is argued that if Hurtt had implemented the measures
contained in the ICE 287 (g) program (allowing local law enforcement
agents to link up with ICE agents), the illegal immigrant could have
been identified as illegal and deported before he carried out the
murder. The 287 (g) program would have given training and support to
officers in the handling of illegals. On September 21, 2006, while he
was handcuffed in the back of Rodney Johnson’s patrol car, the illegal
alien had managed to bring his arms to the front, withdraw a gun and
shoot Officer Johnson four times in the back of the head.
In
his role as HPD chief, Hurtt had apparently decided that implementing
the federal 287 (g) program was not the best use of available
resources. On Wednesday June 23, 63-year old Hurtt took up the post of
director of ICE’s Office of State and Local Coordination. He will
commence his duties on July 6. On the day that his appointment was
announced, he defended his decision not to implement the 287 (g)
program in Houston, saying: “I had concerns about officers in the field
concentrating their efforts and resources on the enforcement of
immigration.”
Letters
On Saturday, News Max
mentioned that last Monday (June 21) eight Republican senators had
written to the president expressing their fears that he may grant a
unilateral amnesty or deferred action, if his attempts to reform
immigration faltered in Congress.
Those who signed the letter
are Charles Grassley of Iowa, Orrin Hatch of Utah, David Vitter of
Louisiana, Jim Bunning of Kentucky, Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, Johnny
Isakson of Georgia, James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Thad Cochran of
Mississippi.
Republican Congressman Steve King of Iowa had
suggested to Fox News that the White House had been consulting experts
on a means to grant amnesty to a “large number of people.”
Something
is wrong if senators feel that they are so alarmed by what a President
“may” do that they should feel the need to write open letters. Shortly
after the missive by the eight senators was sent to the President,
another letter was given to the President, signed by 87 out of
America’s 100 senators. This letter, spurred on by Harry Reid and Mitch
McConnell, urged the President to stand firm behind Israel while it
faced challenges to its existence, including that posed by Turkish
Islamist “charity” IHH which led the “Gaza Flotilla.”
Letters,
and rumors of possible attempts to bypass Congress, thrive in a climate
of uncertainty. Until recently, the Taliban knew more about the
administration’s plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, than many
American politicians knew about the White House plans to tackle
immigration.
The saying “nature abhors a vacuum” seems
applicable here, and the plunge in approval ratings for the
administration, as well as the anxiety born of uncertainty driving
senators to write letters, seems to derive from a lack of real
leadership and direction.
Last week we had the undignified and shocking sight of a Republican senator (Jon Kyl, Arizona) claiming:
“Here’s
what the President said: “If we secure the border, then you all won’t
have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform,” in other
words they’re holding it hostage. They don’t want to secure the border
unless and until it’s combined with comprehensive immigration reform.”
When
Jon Kyl was then accused of not telling the truth by Presidential
aides, the mood turned surreal. And still, little seems to have moved
forward on the issue of border security or illegal immigration. Last
week it was suggested that, instead of either presenting a plan of
immigration reform, or deciding to act decisively on illegal
immigration, Eric Holder would be suing Arizona for its
“discriminatory” immigration law. When a law has been made because
federal authorities have not made an effort to address the illegality
of illegal immigration, and the administration attempts to penalize
those who introduce such a law, it seems that the lunatics have taken
over the asylum.
If some strong sense of leadership is not
presented soon, rather than prevarication and uttering nonsensical
dogma, November will become a turkey shoot for the GOP. There seems a
dithering that is unhealthy.
The issue of illegal immigration
is important. Why have any immigration rules if those who have flaunted
these rules get rewarded? The Dream act has made allowances for those
who were minors when they were brought in, but their parents have no
right to stay. Voters will need to know what the administration intends
to do about immigration, and Harold Hurtt does not inspire confidence.
When
senators feel they have to write letters, this happens because even
they – despite being close to the heart of the establishment - have
been kept in the dark by the shadowy nucleus inside the administration.
For the sake of national stability, the leadership must lay its
cards on the table and state exactly WHAT it intends to do, about the
oil spill, the oil moratorium, Afghanistan, Iraq, border security, the
economy…. Any other approach will create a larger vacuum into which
will flow doubt, distrust, contempt, and paranoia.
Enclosing
oneself in quiet rooms, discussing endlessly with advisers on the
options available, is not leadership. It may be governance. If a
decision is made and then declared as a diktat, then it could be seen
as imposing authority, even being a “ruler.” But true leadership
requires acting in a manner that inspires others to follow. Leadership
is about setting out objectives with confidence and earnestness.
Indecisiveness is a political kiss of death.
The immigration
issue, and how to deal with those who have illegally entered the
country, is important to many voters. When universal health insurance
is implemented, will there be a movement to protest that people who may
not be legal can sue for having their rights breached, when asked for
their identity and documentation?
Are some more equal than others?
When
this administration came to power, many hailed the move as an end to
racial discrimination, at least in politics. Copious buckets of
newsprint gushed into editorials around the world, praising the
election of a black president, apparently fulfilling Martin Luther
King’s famous “dream”.
Yet where does Dr. King’s vision mesh
with the nation that the United States has become – where Federal Judge
Stephen C. Robinson has ruled that in Port Chester, N.Y., each Hispanic
resident can have six votes, but non-Hispanics can only have one vote?
This was because – despite having the vote – Hispanics (comprising half
of the population of 30,000) had failed to vote in a Hispanic
candidate. They had a choice, and a chance to vote in a Hispanic
candidate, but did not use that right. Defying the fundamental
principles of democracy, principles of “reparation” are imposed, in a
grossly unequal manner. When there are enough Hispanic trustees, will
the ruling be reversed?
On the front of the United States
Supreme Court building is engraved the legend: “Equal under the law”.
Those words have been taken to heart by Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis
who is at pains to reassure undocumented (read: illegal alien) workers
that she is supporting their rights. Illegal aliens’ inalienable rights
are protected. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has supported sharia
finance, when sharia law is based upon discrimination, both against
women and against non-Muslims.
Even though Arizona Governor Jan
Brewer insisted that training would be given to law enforcement
officials to ensure that the state Immigration Bill SB 1070 did not
allow discrimination, Attorney General Eric Holder will swoop down to
sue the state for racial discrimination, while little is done to
prevent illegal immigration and the crime that follows in its wake.
Will Harold Hurtt provide an answer? And Stephen C. Robinson declares
that Hispanics in Port Chester should be given six times more the
“equality under the law” than anyone else, and gets no censure from the
government.
Something is rotten in the state of the nation. And
in the Gulf, where the oil still spills, there are fears of an imminent
hurricane…
Read the whole story at Family Security Matters
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